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Many food products have Palm Oil listed as 'vegetable oil' and hundreds of names for palm oil derived ingredients.
If an ingredient in the product you are researching has any one of the following names then it is 95% likely to be palm oil unless you know the company has a clear 'no palm oil' policy so on odd occasions these ingredients may also be derived from other sources.
If the product you are checking has one of the ingredients below you may want to contact the company to find out it's derivation.

Palm oil and vegetable oil.  Only 3 vegetable oils must be labelled in food products in Australia and New Zealand. Those are peanut oil, sesame oil and soy bean oil. The reason for this is that a percentage of the population suffers allergies to these oils.

All other vegetable oils can be labelled under the generic veg oil term. however, the label must declare the amount of saturated fat in the product.  If the label states vegetable oil and then goes on to state the amount of saturated fat you can count on that vegetable oil being either palm kernel oil, palm oil or coconut. This is a way of potentially identifying if a product has palm oil in it as other vegetable oils are not saturated.
NOTE: Palm Sugar is a different species of palm and is not palm oil.  Vegetable gum is not palm oil derived.
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Information sources for the following ingredients: The Chemical Maze: RSPO oleochemical derivatives: WWF: Rainforest Action Network: Cosmetics Info: Vegie Global: Faia: Chemistry Industry Biz: EFEMA: FDA: General team research: Chemical manufacturers:  Oleochemical manufacturing plants: The Royal Society of Chemistry. ​Pubchem research database.

​A- Z alternate names for palm oil.

Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol
Acetylated Monoglycerides
Alkylamidopropyl betaine​
Alkyl alcohol
Alkyl betaine
Alkyl ether sulfate ​ 
Alkyl Polyglucoside
Aluminum Myristates/Palmitates
Aluminium stearate
Aluminium, calcium, sodium, magnesium salts of fatty acids
Amidopropyl betaine
Ammonium laureth sulphate
Ammonium lauryl sulphate
Amphoteric surfactant
Anionic surfactant ​
​APG 
Arachamide mea
Ascorbyl palmitate (304)
Ascorbyl stearate
Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate (vitamin C)​
Azelaic acid
​Beta Carotene
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
BTMS
Butyl Myristate
Butyl stearate
Calcium lactylate
Calcium Myristate
Calcium oleyl lactylate
Calcium stearate
Calcium stearoyl lactylate
CAPB
Capric triglyceride
Caprylic acid
Caprylic / Capric Glycerides
Caprylic triglyceride
Caprylic/capric triglyceride
Caprylic/capric/stearic triglyceride
Capryloyl glycine
Caprylyl glycol
Carboxylic acid soap
Carotene (Sometimes made from palm)
Castile soap (often from palm)
Castor Isostearate Beeswax Succinate​
Ceteareth (2-100)
Ceteareth mbsfl laurethulanate ​
Ceteareth mbhe laurethulanate​
Cetearyl alcohol
Cetearyl ethylhexanote
Cetearyl glucoside
Cetearyl isononanoate
Cetearyl and Sorbitan Olivate 
Ceteth-20
Ceteth-24
Cetostearyl Alcohol
Cetrimonium Bromide
Cetremonium Chloride 
Cetyl acetate
Cetyl alcohol
​cetyl chloride
Cetyl ethylhexanoate
Cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose
Cetyl lactate
Cetyl Myristate
Cetyl octanoate
Cetyl palmitate
cetylpyridinium chloride
Cetyl ricinoleate
​Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide 
Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride
Citric and fatty acid esters of glycerol
Cocoa butter equivalent (CBE)
Cocoa butter substitute (CBS)
Cocamide DEA
Cocamide MEA
Cocamidopropyl betaine
Coco-Caprylate​
​Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
​Coco Polyglucose
Cocoyl Sarcosine 
Conditioning emulsifier
Decyl Glucoside
Decyl Myristate
Decyl oleate
Diacetyltartaric acid esters of monoglycerides 
Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol
Dicaprylyl ether​ 
Dicocoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
Dihydroxystearic acid​ 
Diisostearyl Malate​ 
Dilinoleic acid
Dipalmitoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate​
Di-ppg-2 myreth-10 adipate​
Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate
Disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate
Distilled Monoglyceride Palm
Dodecanol​ 
Elaeis guineensis
Emulsifiers: E304, E422, E430, E431, E432, E433, E434, E435, E436, E470, E470a, E470b, E471, E472, E472a, E472b, E472c, E472e, E472f, E473, E474, E475, E476, E477, E478, E479, E480, E481, E482, E483, E491, E493, E494, E495
Emulsifying wax
Epoxidized palm oil (uv cured coatings)
Esterquats
Esters of Myristic Acid
​Ethoxylated Lauryl Alcohol 
Ethoxylated Monoglycerides
Ethoxylated SMS
Ethoxylated SMO
Ethoxylated STS
Ethyl lauroyl arginate (243)
Ethyl myristate
Ethyl palmitate
Ethylene glycol diesters
Ethylene glycol monoesters
Ethylene glycol monostearate
Ethyl hexyl Esters-2
Ethylhexylglycerin​
Ethylhexyl hydroxystearate
Ethylhexyl Isononanoate​
Ethylhexyl Myristate
Ethylhexyl Palminate
Ethylhexyl palmitate
Ethylhexyl stearate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Etyl Palmitate
Fatty acids
Fatty acid methyl esters​ (FAME)
Fatty alcohol alkoxylate
Fatty alcohol sulphates
Fatty amines
Fatty isethionate
FP(K)O - Fractionated Palm Oil​
Fractionated Palm Oil​
Glycerin
Glycerin or glycerol (442)
Glycerol esters
Glyceryl cocoate
Glyceryl dioleate​
Glyceryl Dimyristate
Glyceryl distearate
Glyceryl laurate
Glyceryl Linoleate​
Glyceryl monostearate
Glyceryl myristate
Glyceryl oleate
Glyceryl polymethacrylate
Glyceryl Rosinate
Glyceryl stearate
Glyceryl stearate SE
Glycol distearate
Glycol stearate
Guineesis (palm)
Hexadecanoic acid​
Hexadecylic
Hexyl laurate
Hexyldecanol
Humectant 422
Humectant glycerol
Hydrated palm glycerides
Hydrogenated palm glycerides
Hydroxy Stearic Linolenic​
Isoamyl Laurate​ 
Isobutyl Myristate
Isocetyl alcohol
Isocetyl Myristate
Isocetyl stearate
Isodecyl Myristate
Isodecyl oleate​
Isononyl Isononanoate 
Isopropyl esters
Isopropyl isostearate 
Isopropyl Myristate
Isopropyl palmitate
Isopropyl titanium triisostearate
Isostearamide DEA
Isostearate DEA
Isostearic acid
Isostearyl alcohol
Isostearyl Hydroxystearate​
Isostearyl isostearate​
Isostearyl Myristate
Isostearyl neopentanoate
Isotridecyl Myristate
Lactic and fatty acid easters of glycerol
Lactylated Monoglycerides
Lauramide DEA
Lauramide MEA
Lauramine oxide
Laureth (Laureth-1, Laureth-2, Laureth-3, Laureth-5, Laureth-6, Laureth-7, Laureth-8, Laureth-9, Laureth-10, Laureth-11, Laureth-12, Laureth-13, Laureth-14, Laureth-15, Laureth-16, Laureth-20, Laureth-21, Laureth-25, Laureth-30, Laureth-38, Laureth-40, Laureth-50) source
Lauric acid
Lauroyl Lactylate​
Lauroyl Lysine​
Lauroyl sarcosine
​Lauryl Alcohol
Lauryl Alcohol Ethoxylates
Lauryl betaine
Lauryl dimonium hydrolysed collagen​
Lauryl lactate
Lauryl glucoside (from palm)
Lauryl Myristate
Lauryl pyrrolidone
Lauryl Sarcosine 
​Lecithin
Lecithin Isopropyl Palm Oil
Levulinic Acid
Linoleic acid
Magnesium myristate
Magnesium stearate
Metallic salts of lactylic esters of fatty acids
Methyl Myristate
​MICA LAUROYL LYSINE
Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol
Mono and di-glycerides of fatty acids
Mono glycerides of fatty acids
Monoglyceride citrate 
Monopalmitate
MTC oil - (medium chain triglycerides - often a mix of coconut & palm)
Myreth 3 Myrisrate​
Myristate
Myristic acid
Myristic Cetrimonium Chloride Acid
Myristoyl
Myristyl myristate
Myristoyl Sarcosine
Myristoyl Sarcosinate
Myristyl alcohol
Myristyl lactate
Myristyl myristate
N-Butyl Esters
Nonionic surfactant
Octadecanoic acid​
Octyl palmitate
Octyl stearate
Octyldodecanol​
Octyldodecyl myristate
Octydodecyl stearate
Octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate
Oleamide MIPA
Oleic acid
Oleyl betaine
Oleyl Myristate
Oleoyl Sarcosine
​Olivem 1000
Oliv-emulse
Oliv-wax LQC
OPKO - Organic Palm Kernel Oil
Palmester
Palm fruit oil
Palmitoleic acid​
Palm kernel amidopropyl amine oixde
Palm kernel amidopropyl betaine​
Palm kernel cake
Palm Kernel Diethanolamide​ ​ 
Palm kernel oil
Palm Kernel Olein
Palm Kernel Stearin
Palm oil
Palm olein oil
Palm stearine
Palmate
Palmitate
Palmitamidopropyl betaine​
Palmitamidopropyltrimonium chloride
​Palmitic acid 
Palmitoyl acid
Palmitoyl alcohol
Palmitoyl myristyl serinate
Palm oleic acid
Palmitoyl oligopeptide
Palmitoyl oxostearamide
Palmitoyl tetrapeptide 
Palmitoleic acid
Palm Methyl Ester 
PBS Base
Palmolein​
Palmfonate
Palmosalt
Partially hydrogenated Palm Oil
​PEG-150 Distearate
​PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl tetrastearate
Pentaerythritol tetra caprai caprylate
Pentaerythrityl tetracaprylate/tetracaprate
Pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate
Peptide complex
PG dicaprylate/caprate 
PHPKO - Partially hydrogenated Palm Oil
PKO - Palm Kernel Oil
PKO fractionations: Palm Kernel Stearin (PKs); Palm Kernel Olein  
PK oleic acid
Planta cleanse
Polyaminopropyl biguanide stearate​
Polyethylene (40) stearate (431)
Polyglycerate-60
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids
Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid
Polyglycerol-2 oleyl ether
Polyglyceryl-3 dilisostearate
Polyglyceryl-3 Palmitate​ 
Polyglyceryl-4 isostearate
Polyglyceryl-4 laurate
Polyglyceryl-4 oleyl ether
Polyglyceryl-10 heptahydroxystearate​
Polyhydroxystearic Acid​
Polysorbate 60 or polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate
Polysorbate 65 or polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate
Polysorbate 80 or polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monoolate
Polysorbate-20
Polysorbate-40
Polysorbate-60
Polysorbate-65
Polysorbate-80
Polysorbate-85
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate​
Potassium Myristate
Potassium stearate
​Propanediol dicaprylate
Propylene Glycol Alginate​ 
Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids
Propylene glycol laurate
Propylene glycol monoester
Propylene Glycol Myristate
Propylene glycol stearate
Retinyl palmitate
Saponified elaeis guineensis
Saturated Fatty acid 
Sleareth
SLES
SLS
sodium alkyl sulfate 
Sodium cetearyl sulphate
Sodium cocoyl glutamate​
sodium cocoyl glycinate 
​Sodium cocoyl isethionate 
Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate
Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS or NaDS)
Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylaye
Sodium lactylate; sodium oleyl lactylate; sodium stearoyl lactylate
Sodium laurate
Sodium laurel
Sodium laureth sulfate
Sodium laureth sulphate
Sodium laureth - 1 sulphate
Sodium laureth - 2 sulphate
​Sodium laureth - 3 sulphate
Sodium laureth-13 carboxylate
Sodium lauroamphoacetate​
Sodium lauroyl lactylate
Sodium lauryl
Sodium lauryl ether sulphate
Sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate
Sodium Lauryl Lactylate/Sulphate 
Sodium lauryl sulfate
Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
Sodium lauryl sulphate
Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Sodium Myristate
Sodium palm kernelate
Sodium palm kerneloyl isethionate
Sodium palmate
Sodium palmitate
Sodium polyarylsulfonate​ 
Sodium stearate
Sodium stearoyl Fumarate
Sodium stearoyl glutamate
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Sodium Trideceth sulphate 
Solubiliser PS20
Sorbitan Caprylate
Sorbitan Cocoate
Sorbitan Diisostearate 
Sorbitan Distearate​ 
​Sorbitan ester
Sorbitan isotearate
Sorbitan laurate
Sorbitan monoglyceride
Sorbitan monolaurate
Sorbitan monopalmitate
Sorbitan monostearate (491)
Sorbitan oleate
​Sorbitan olivate
Sorbitan palmitate
Sorbitan sesquioleate
Sorbitan trioleate
Sorbitan tristearate
Sorbitan tristearate (492)
Sorbitan triglyceride
Stearalkonium bentonite​
Stearalkonium chloride
Stearalkonium hectorite
Stearamide MEA
Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine
Steareth-2
Steareth-7
Steareth-10
Steareth-20
Steareth-21
Stearic acid 
Stearic acid or fatty acid (570)
Stearoyl sarcosine
Stearyl alcohol
Stearyl dimethicone
Stearyl heptanoate
Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate​ 
Stearyl tartarate 
Stearyltrimethylammonium Chloride​​
Stearoyl lactic acid
Stearoyl Sarcosine 
Steartrimonium chloride
Stearalkonium bentonite - Ingredient used to make nail polish
​Stearalkonium Chloride
Stearalkonium hectorite - Ingredient used to make nail polish
Succinylated monoglycerides
Sucrose esters of fatty acids
Sucrose stearate
Sucroseesters of fatty acids
Sulphonated Methyl Esters​
Surfactant CCG
Taxanomic
TEA-lauryl sulphate
TEA-stearate
Tetradecyloctadecyl Myristate
TMP esters
Tocotrienols (Vitamin E) 
Tocopherols (Vitamin E)
​Tocopheryl linoleate 
Triacetin
Triacetin (1518)
Tribehenin
Tricaprylin
Tricaprylyl Citrate​ 
Tridecyl Myristate
Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2  
Triisostearoyl polyglyceryl-3 dimer dilinoleate​
Tristearin
​Veg-emulse
Vegetable emulsifier
Vegetable glycerin
Vegetable Oil
Vitamin A palmitate
​Vitamin C Ester
Yeast with 491
Zinc Myristate
Zinc stearate

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