Department of Plantation Crops and Spices, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram-695522, Kerala, India
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Online published on 23 December, 2016.
Coconut isa versatile crop which provides food, drink, medicine, health, shelter, fuel, aesthetics and wealth. Virgin coconut oil is one of the traditional product of coconut used by people of India from time immemorial. Different production processes areadopted depending upon the scale of operations, degree of mechanisms and investment available. Virgin coconutoil produced from each process exhibits different organoleptic characteristics.
Virgin coconut oil, Induced fermentation, fermentation, centrifugation, quality factors
