small scale edible coconut oil refinery mature technology

   
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • small scale edible coconut oil refinery mature technology

FAQ

  • QCan virgin coconut oil be used in edible fat production?
    AIn recent years, virgin coconut oil (VCO) has been gaining dramatic growth in food markets and is one the most clinically studied edible oils. However, owing to its low plasticity and stiff nature, VCO could not be applied directly in edible fats production and various modification processes must be considered.
  • QHow can edible oil refining reduce production costs?
    APaper presented at the Edible Oil Refining Update short course at the 103rd AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, Long Beach, Summary In edible oil refining, the continuous effort to reduce overall production costs is mainly achieved by increasing plant capacities, installation of mono feedstock plants, and increasing the...
  • Qls the product 100% assembled?
    AYes, all the products are 309% assembled.
  • QWhat is the economy of coconut-processing sector?
    AThe economy of the coconut-processing sector is mainly dependent on the copra and coconut oil, and on desiccated coconut to a less extent. About 60% of the total coconut production is used for edible purpose, 3.5% as tender coconut, 35% as milling copra for oil extraction and balance is processed into products like desiccated coconut.
  • QWhat percentage of coconut oil is used for edible purpose?
    AAbout 60% of the total coconut production is used for edible purpose, 3.5% as tender coconut, 35% as milling copra for oil extraction and balance is processed into products like desiccated coconut. Coconut oil contributes about 6% of the total edible oil demand.
  • QWhat is oconut residue?
    AResidue usually retains about 35 to 40% of the original oil content of the fresh coconut meat C oconut residue is a by-product of coconut milk, nata de coco and coconut jam processing and also of the VCO process based on coconut milk.
  • QHow to distinguish VCO from refined coconut oil?
    APrincipal component analysis showed that the 1,2-DG, 1,3-DG and FFA were the most important parameters for differentiating VCO from refined coconut oil. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used by Marina, Che Man, Nazimah, and Amin (2009b) to detect adulteration in VCO.