Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms.There are three naturally occurring forms of the oil palm fruit, termed Dura, Tenera, and Pisifera. Most cultivars are the Tenera form which produces fruit with higher oil content. The only variety recommended for commercial cultivation is Tenera, which is a hybrid between Dura and Pisifera.Tenera palms are considered the best palms because: Each fruit produces a large quantities of oil (which is in the mesocarp, the yellow 'flesh.The palms produce a large amount of fruit bunches.