Is palmefedt vegan?

"Palmefedt" is a Danish and Norwegian term that translates to palm fat in English. It is an edible vegetable fat obtained from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis. The fat is extracted by mechanically pressing the harvested fruit and is subsequently refined, bleached, and deodorized. Manufacturers may also fractionate or gently hydrogenate the oil to separate solid fats from liquid components, resulting in a stable fat with a high melting point.

This ingredient appears frequently in processed foods, including margarines, baked goods, biscuits, chocolate confectionery, pastry dough, and packaged snack foods. Palmefedt is classified as vegan because it originates entirely from a plant source. Animal products, byproducts, and animal-derived processing aids are not used at any stage of its cultivation, extraction, or refining process.