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A METHOD OF PROCESSING HARVESTED OIL PALM FRUITS COMPRISING OF FRESH OIL PALM FRUIT BUNCHES AS WELL AS LOOSE FRUITLETS. THE METHOD OF PROCESSING ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION ALLOWS FOR OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PALM OIL EXTRACTION RATE THROUGH THE SEPARATE STERILIZATION OF FRESH FRUIT BUNCHES (B2A) AND LOOSE FRUITLETS (B2B). ADDITIONALLY, THE SEPARATE STERILIZATON OF LOOSE OIL PALM FRUITLETS (B2A) IS PERFORMED USING A STERILIZER CAGE (1) SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HOMOGENOUS STERILIZATION OF LOOSE FRUITLETS. THE STERILIZER CAGE (1) IS PLACED IN A STEAM ENVIRONMENT AND CONSISTS OF AN OPEN-TOP ENCLOSURE HAVING AN INTERNAL SEPARATION STRUCTURE (2) ADAPTED TO FACILITATE EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF STEAM ABOUT FRUITLETS FILLED INTO THE CAGE (1) BY PROVIDING FLUID PASSAGES BETWEEN NEIGHBORING FRUITLETS.
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