Coconut oil processing
Harvesting: The mature coconuts are harvested between 2 to 20
months of age. This is when it is ideal to give a good yield of oil. Processing: Coconut meat is processed for oil extraction. Virgin coconut oil Copra coconut oil
Virgin coconut oil Coconut milk extraction: The coconut meat is desiccated and squeezed to extract the
milk. Centrifuge extraction: The coconut milk is treated in a high speed centrifuge to
separate the oil. Fermentation: The coconut milk is left for 24 hours to ferment and the top
layer of virgin coconut oil is removed.
Copra oil extraction ď‚— Copra drying: ď‚— After deshelling, the coconut fruit is cut into pieces and dried
ď‚— Copra grinding ď‚— The dried copra is ground in the grinding machine hammer mill.
ď‚— Copra oil extracting ď‚— The copra flakes are pressed in the copra oil press to extract
copra oil.
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