Elaeis than oils made from canola, corn, linseed, soybeans, safflower, and sunflowers, it can withstand extreme deep-frying heat and resists oxidation. It contains no trans fat, and its use in food has increased as food-labelling laws have changed to specify trans fat content. Oil from "Elaeis guineensis" is also used as biofuel. Human use of oil palms may date back to about 5,000 years in coastal west Africa. Palm oil was also discovered in the late 19th century by archaeologists in a tomb at Abydos dating back to 3000 BCE. It is thought that Arab traders brought the oil palm to
Impossible Foods were mixed with ground textured wheat and potato protein. The potato protein provided a firm exterior when the "meat" is seared. The coconut oil stayed solid until heated, when it melted in a similar manner to beef fat. In 2016 and 2017, Impossible Foods produced Impossible Burgers in relatively small quantities in Redwood City, California and at Rutgers, New Jersey and were not available in retail locations. Impossible Foods also worked on plant-based products that emulate chicken, pork, fish and dairy but initially decided to concentrate on the ground beef used in burgers. The restaurant Momofuku Nishi in New York,