Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) - The Products of High Value

Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is a high quality oil because of its nutritional value as a functional food for humans. The demand for VCO in the world is increasing. However, VCO current production was mainly in small-scale farmers which give them 5-8 times the income of producing coconut oil in traditional way via dry coconut (copra) or semi-dried fruit.

The definition of virgin coconut oil according to the Philippine National Standards ( PNS / BAFPS 22:2004 / ICS 67.2000.10 ) as follows:

1 . Coconut oil is extracted from dried coconut meat , fresh or manual methods by machinery , with or without the use of heat , not through the refining stage , color removal , deodorizing , these methods can be alter the nature of the oil . Virgin coconut oil can make food directly for human consumption without further processing .

2 . VCO circuit consists of triglycerides, on average, are antioxidants . The saturated fatty acids in VCO are very different from the long chain saturated fatty acid composition of animal fat .

3 . VCO is the purest form of coconut oil , colorless and water . It contains natural vitamin E and oxidized and hydrolyzed because the free fatty acid content is very low and low peroxide value . It 's natural coconut scent , this fragrance ranges from faint to bold depending on the processing technology .

4 . VCO huge difference with coconut oil is pressed from dried coconut meat tradition . Coconut oil from dried coconut meat should be traditional refined , color removal , new deodorant can be used as cooking oil . Refined coconut oil from dried coconut traditional yellow , odorless , tasteless and does not contain natural vitamin E because it is reduced by high temperatures and chemicals in the refining process .

Characteristics and uses of VCO

As saturated fat , the longer the carbon circuit the higher melting temperature . Coconut oil contains the highest percentage of medium -chain fatty acids with carbon lengths C8 - C12 circuit that make it one of the most unique. VCO operation is difference in human body than saturated fat and unsaturated. The medium chain fatty acids in coconut oil is about 64%, including lauric acid ( C12 ), which is 47-53 % depending on each kind of coconuts.

Physical characteristics of coconut oil makes it different than any other type of fat. In this respect , coconut oil has characteristics similar to cocoa butter. Coconut oil in a liquid state at a temperature of about > 270C. And the freezing temperature is similar to butter in temperate countries .

For a long time, regular coconut oil and virgin coconut oil has been used for food and non-food. In petrochemical technology , The use of pure coconut oil instead of refined coconut oil  will increase product quality of your life because of its anti-allergic. These interesting findings about the application of pure coconut oil outweighs the use of traditional coconut oil :

- Hair Conditioners and moisturizing .

- Oil platform for skin care products and other cosmetics .

- Oil base oil for massage products , massage .

- Functional foods and nutritional foods .

According to Arthur Bautista, an experts of Splash Research Institute, defines nutritious foods means foods that are components of natural foods have health benefits or has the potential to reduce the risk of infections chronic beyond basic nutritional functions of it . Simply, nutritious food is not only about quality but also good for health . Virgin coconut oil is considered as a nutrient foods according to some research results below:

1 . Quality medium carbon fatty ( C8 - C12 ) in coconut oil have the same structure as the fat found in breast milk helps increase resistance to children . It also has the same effect on adults, ( Kabara , 2000) .

2 . Virgin coconut oil possesses anti-inflammatory , anti-bacterial and anti-oxidant , we protect people avoid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease ( Fife , 2004) .

3 . Virgin coconut oil increases the resistance .

4 . Virgin coconut oil allows protection against cardiovascular disease by increasing high -density lipoprotein ( HDL ) , is the collection of excess cholesterol in the body secreted by the liver .

5 . Virgin coconut oil provides functions to protect the body against infections that can not be easily treated with conventional antibiotics .

6 . Virgin coconut oil is easily digestible without the support of the density , it goes straight to the liver and converted into energy , ( Dayrit , 2003) .

7 . Pure Coconut oil stimulates metabolism , increases energy levels and prevents fat accumulation in the body , so that it prevents obesity , ( Dayrit , 2003) .

8 . Virgin coconut oil to improve the nutritional value of food by increasing the absorption of vitamins , minerals and amino acids , ( Fife , 2004) .

9 . Coconut oil is pure fat low-power source only of the world , ( Fife , 2004) .

10 . Virgin coconut oil prevents the operation of the carcinogen , Syliangco Clara Lim , 1987 ) .

Economic significance - social virgin coconut oil :

Since 2001 , when the first virgin coconut oil was bought by a herbal company to the U.S. from the Philippines, the demand for virgin coconut oil in the U.S. has steadily increased each year and spread to many other countries such as Canada, Australia, UK, China . Today, many other countries such as India, Indonesia, Fiji, New Guinea, Vietnam become pure coconut oil exports because of its economic value 400-500 % higher than the value of exports of conventional coconut oil. Currently the demand for virgin coconut oil is still higher than supply because most are small-scale production.

The coconut growing countries promote enhanced communication on the use of virgin coconut oil .In Vietnam, many company has been establish and become the leading Virgin Coconut Oil Producers, with the products that even reach the U.S.

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