Coconut oil extracted by this method is extracted from coconut meat that is not dried prior to oil extraction. The coconut milk is first pressed out from the wet coconut meat and the coconut oil is then extracted from the coconut milk by separating the water from it.
What are the challenges faced by the industries in extracting coconut oil?
Challenges that are faced by the industries in extracting the coconut oil using different methods of extraction are important to be explored so that advancement in the oil extraction technology can be done for efficient downstream processing. This study is vital as it provides insights that could enhance the production of coconut oil.
How to extract VCO from whole coconuts?
For VCO extraction, the fresh whole coconuts undergo the following steps: Coconut De-Husking, De-Watering, De-Shelling, Coconut Meat Disintegrating, Hot Air Drying, Cold Pressing, Oil Filtration & Storage. The Whole coconuts undergo a sequence of machines in order to remove the outer cover (husk), Fiber & Shell.
What are the disadvantages of cold pressed coconut oil extraction?
However, the demerits of this cold extraction process is that the yield of coconut oil will be lower as compared to other methods of extraction [ 38 ]. Owing to the high tendency of manually cold pressed virgin coconut oil to skip the killing step, an extra step was proposed to be introduced in the cold pressing extraction process.