Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Specificity of Virgin Coconut Oil.

  • Virgin coconut oil contain all the nutrients that can be obtained from coconut oil, well preserved and protected.
  • It has no colour and is a clear oil because it contain no impurities.(sediment free)
  • The process of manufacturing also doesn't involve caramalysation.Caramalysation is the melting of sugar in coconut scraping .It 's due to this that normally coconut oil is yellowish.But virgin coconut oil is clear and pure.
  • It has natural ,fresh coconut scent , free from rancid and has 20% moisture and it is a volatile liquid preventing rancidity.
  • Virgin coconut oil is extracted from fresh coconut oil meat (not copra) by mechanical and natural means .It can be obtained with/without heat.
  • In order to protect the oil's essential properties , it doesn't undergo any chemical refinning ,bleaching and deodrizing.
  • Unlike common coconut oil it has high shelf life.and can be used in infant and baby food formulations,ice cream,frozen deserts and confectioneries , widely.
  • RDB oils are hydrogenated ; artificially pressed in to molecules to create oil with higher melting points.Trans Fatty acids in them are highly toxic.
  • MCFA in virgin coconut oil doesn't break / destroy at high temperature.Thus beneficial nutrients ara retained and not harmed.

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