Machinary

1.SCRAPERS –Either manual or electric scrapers are used  in domestic level while  electric scrapers are used in medium or large scale industries .The function is scraping coconut to very minute shreds without addition of bran.

2.DEHYDRATORS-  Drum Type Rotary Dehydrator.

         Fuel is saw dust and combustion occur here.Water is sent through  a pipe system in the boiler and saw dust is packed inside and subjected to combustion.Then water inside is boiled with no direct contact with saw dust preventing addition of impurities.Then the steam produced is sent  through drum shaped rotary and coconut scraping are made to agitate and moisture is removed. Then remnant coconut scraping is obtained separately.

3.OIL EXTRACTING MACHINARY-      There  are of two sizes of 3 manual equipments.

• ·         Domestic Machine-It can extract oil of only one coconut per once.Thus  it is not efficient.

• ·         Medium Scale Machine 1-It can extract oil of 5/6 coconuts at once.It is suitable for medium scale industries.It is worth Rs 19 000.00 Capacity  is 750g of scraped coconut.

• ·         Medium Scale Machine 2 –It can extract oil of 18 coconuts ,(2.2kg).It also is suitable for  medium scale industry.It is Rs 85000.00 worth.It can be operatd by a hydrolic jak.

  

 4.INDUSTRIAL LEVEL EXTRACTING MACHINE-

                 It runs by single phase current.It can extract oil of capacity of 700 coconuts a day.It needs  an input of  15 kg scraped coconuts a day. It  is operated by a motor.

4.DOUBLE  BOILER-This is used for heating the scraped for 10-15 minutes.

OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED-         Filter papers
                                                    Blotting papers or cotton wool for   
                                                    filtering.       

All the above equipments are unique  innovations of

         NERDC,

           Ekala,

          Ja Ela, 

          Sri Lanka.

                                                          

 

Types of Virgin coconut oil

1. 1.       Organic Virgin Coconut Oil

              This is high  grade ,unrefined ,premium nutritional oil from first cold pressing of coconut.One or two  table spoons a day with meals and salad dressings and as a source of essential fatty acids, free of Trans Fatty Acids and MCFA is high.

1. 2.       Extra Virgin Coconut oil

Cold pressed from young coconut within hours of harvest maintaining freshness,sweetness,

Flavor and scent.

Oil is then filtered and regularly passed generating heat to 180 degree Farenheit

MCFA in virgin coconut oil.

Virgin coconut oil and human breast milk are rich  sources of MCFA.

Percentage composition	Composition	Percentage
Caproic acid	6 : 0	Non detectable-0.7
Caprylic acid	8 : 0	4.6-10.0
Capric  acid	10: 0	5.0-8.0
Lauric acid	12: 0	45.1-53.2
Mysristric acid	14: 0	16.8-21
Palmitic acid	16: 0	7.5-10.2
Palmitoleic acid	16: 1	2-4
Staeric acid	18: 0	5-10
Oleic acid	18: 1	1-2.5
Linoleic acid	18: 3	Non detectable-0.2
Lonolenic acid	24	Non detectable.

What's Virgin Coconut Oil ?

Extracting coconut oil from it's kernel without destroying it's natural form and with no impurities but only pure coconut oil.
The color  ranges from pale yellow to colorless with a distinct taste and scent.This depends on the method of drying and processing.Some may have a smoky flavor/ slight yellowish color.However the high quality product is colorless and residue free.They do not differ in composition except that the availability of few poly phenols,vitamins and minerals contributing to fragrance.It's also rich in Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCPA),good cholesterol and no Trans Fatty Acids.

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.