oil extraction coconut palm kernel in zimbabwe

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How is coconut oil extracted?
  • Traditionally, the harvested coconuts were allowed to dry naturally and then coconut oil was extracted by using dried coconut meat. This is also known as the dry processing of coconut oil extraction. Banzon ( 1990a) detailed oil extraction by using dried coconut (copra). The dried copra is the source of coconut oil.
  • What is dry process of coconut oil extraction using dried coconut meat?
  • Seneviratne and Jayathilaka ( 2016) gave a description about the dry process of coconut oil extraction using dried coconut meat (copra), which involves drying of coconut kernels by reduction of water content from 50% to about 6% from coconut kernels.
  • Do extraction methods affect the quality of coconut oil?
  • It was observed that extraction methods had significant influence on both the oil yield and quality of coconut oil; the quality attributes of the oil were comparable to acceptable standards for vegetable oil.
  • What is the natural fermentation method of virgin coconut oil extraction?
  • Bawalan ( 2011) explained the natural fermentation method which is categorized under wet processing of virgin coconut oil extraction which is represented in Fig. 3. It includes the extraction of milk followed by settling and allowed for natural fermentation leads to separation oil which is filtered out and collected as virgin coconut oil.