Use of palm oil in Japan is extremely broad and diverse. Palm oil is used in a huge number of foods including instant noodles, fried snacks, cooking oil, chocolate, margarine, shortening, filling, whipped cream, cookies, pie dough, béchamel sauce, and cream sauce. Additionally, palm oil has a wide range of uses including chemical products known as "oleochemicals" (soap, detergent, etc.) and biodiesel fuel. This diverse used supports the increasing demand for palm oil.