Solomon Islands Organically Certified Virgin Coconut Oil For The Nation And The World
Many tropical nations have strrugled to fully achieve their potential in the global economy. This situation was particularly acute in the solomon islands after the civil strife caused the collapse of almost all domestic and international markets snd most central and provincisl goverment services.
read moreOverview Of Coconut Production And Trade Performance Of Coconut Oil And Virgin Coconut Oil In 2006
The world coconut area in 2005 was about 12.50 million ha, which is slightly up by a rate of 0.2% when compared to the previous year's figure. The total production was 1 1.72 million MT copra equivalent, which also increased by 2.47% over last year. The APCC member countries occupied... read more
Farm Level Processing Of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) And Its Economic Implications
Indonesia with 3.7 million ha. area under coconuts has about 18.5 million coconut farmers whose livelihood are dependent on coconut plantation. Copra is still the main commodity produced from coconuts. If each farmer family has 1.0 ha producing 1 ton copra/ha/year, the annual net income of the family will be... read more
An Interview With Mr. Paulo P. Mamangun Jr., President, Philippines Virgin Coconut Oil Association, Philippines
Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) industry in the Philippines is quite vibrant. It is interesting to know about the industry with a view to desseminate the information for other coconut producing countries. Muhartoyo, Documentalist, Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, and Managing Editor, COCOINFO INTERNATIONAL has successfully interviewed Mr. Paulo P. Mamangun... read more
Intermediate Moisture Content (IMC) Technology For Producing Small Scale Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO)
Recently Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) has been well known as a special premium product from coconut, even in the country where coconut tree cannot grow like in the USA or European countries. Compared to ordinary coconut oil, VCO has more nutritive values which are important for maintaining our healthy life.
read moreAutism Reversed With Virgin Coconut Oil
Autism is a developmental disability that affects how the brain functions, especially in those areas of the brain that control social ability and communication skills. Boys are most likely to develop autism, and most children are diagnosed before the age of three.
read moreVirgin Coconut Oil Natural Viagra
Apart from keeping cholesterol levels under control, three spoonfuls of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) a day may enhance a person’s sex life, findings of a research study showed. “Hindi lang pang-gata, pang-sex pa (Coconut meat extract is not only for cooking but also for sex)”, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala quipped... read more
Virgin Coconut Oil Hailed As Cure For Alzheimer’s
After previous claims as an antiseptic, AIDS cure, anti-infective, cholesterolbasher, and remedy for various aches and pains, coconut oil is now being hailed as a possible miracle cure for Alzheimer’s.
read moreOrganic Cerfitication Of Coconut Farms And Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) In North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Em ire. mental issues and health conscious communities around the globe have encouraged the practice of organic farming. Environmental disasters such as heavy metal pollution in Minamata Bay, Japan, posed serious health problems. Excessive uses of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers as well as chemicals for livestock breeding and agricultural farming... read more
The Health Benefits Of Virgin Coconut Oil
Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is a saturated fatty acid (92%) which has a unique structure, i.e. 64% of which is Medium Chain Saturated Fatty Acid (MCSFA) consisting of 50% lauric acid (Cl2), 6-7% capric acid (CIO), and 8% caprylic acid (C8). As most fatty acids of the VCO are saturated,... read more
Technological Innovation In The Manufacturing Of High Quality Virgin Coconut Oil In Thailand
Thai people have been using coconut oil for food, cosmetics and medicine from time immemorial. Traditionally, coconut oil (CNO) was produced at the household level by two distinct processes, viz. frying o f copra and fermentation o f coconut, milk obtained from fresh coconut meat. A serious setback was instigated... read more
Technical Updates On The Processing Of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), Coconut Flour, And Coconut Water
To cope up with fast paced of industry development and to sustain the market demands the research and development of the Philippine coconut industry shifted its focus on 1) product development of functional foods and 2) efficacy studies on its beneficial effects to human health and nutrition. Emphasis was given... read more
New Technologies On The Production Of Virgin Coconut Oil And Their Applicability To Integrated Coconut Processing Modules
The increasing number of published books, literatures, results of medical researches and internet information extolling the beneficial effects of coconut oil to the human body led to the development of a “niche” and very high value market for a special type of coconut oil which is processed differently from the... read more
Empowering Smallholder Communities With Virgin Coconut Oil Production - “Bringing Hope”
The idyllic image of a pristine South Pacific is being tarnished by governance, environmental and trade issues. Coconut is an abundant resource in the islands, but it is increasingly being viewed simply as a subsistence crop since farmers are less and less willing to produce copra for industrial extraction of... read more
Potential For Virgin Coconut Oil In The Global Market
The global market trend is changing, nearly 49% of consumers around that world are thinking there are overweight and trying to lose weight. They are seeking to the healthful-food choices with help from food and beverage producer. “There is the opportunities of food manufacturer and retailer to lead a healthy... read more
The Right Technology To Process Quality Virgin Coconut Oil For The Global Market
While the copra based coconut oil has been in existence for more than a century now, its high quality version, virgin coconut oil (VCO) was only introduced in the world market at the start of 21st century. From the time it entered the commercial market up to the present, VCO... read more
The Effects Of Virgin Coconut Oil On Fasting Serum Glucose, Insulin, Ketone And Tri-Glyceride Concentrations Among Indonesia Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetics
Diabetes mellitus is a condition characterized by high blood glucose due to insulin resistence. Dietary regimen is one important component of diabetic management. Virgin coconut oil (VCO), a source of medium chain fatty acid, has been postulated to improve blood glucose and lipid profile of non-insulin dependent diabetics, due to... read more
Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) Substitution For The Production Of Ice Cream And Fruit Flavored VCO-emulsion
Although Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) has been included in the list of foods that are considered safe to consume by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), many consumers are still reluctant to consume it. They may think that VCO cannot instantly recover their illnesses unlike chemical medicines which can... read more
Coconut Comeback – A Sea Change? Innovation To Realiase The Potential Of Virgin Coconut Oil
C oconut Comeback’ was the title of the awardwinning Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s documentary in their Landline TV program aired in mid-July 2015. It told the story of the work of Kokonut Pacific in the Solomon Islands. The fundamental question posed in the title is whether this successful venture in the... read more
THE POTENTIAL OF COCONUT OIL AND ITS DERIVATIVES AS EFFECTIVE AND SAFE ANTIVIRAL AGENTS AGAINST THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (NCOV-2019)
Author: Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit & Dr. Mary T. Newport
read moreIntegration of In Silico and In Vitro Approach to Reveal the Anticancer Efficacy of Virgin Coconut Oil
Author: Babita Pruseth, Silvi Banerjee & Amit Ghosh
Virgin coconut oil (VCO) has antioxidant properties and is being increasingly used as nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals. It also has a long history of ethnopharmacological use. Anticancer effect of VCO has been reported in several articles. The main bottleneck of exploring the anticancer efficacy... read more
Study on Fatty Acid Composition and Amino Acid Content of Coconut Endosperm of Selected Coconut Cultivars in Thailand
Author: Wilaiwan Twishsri
The nutritive values of tropical fruits like coconut are of interest to consumers and useful for the breeding program. The two experiments were carried out in Completely Randomized Design with 3 replications. The first experiment aimed to determine the essential and non-essential amino acid content of... read more
Processing of Virgin Coconut Oil in Sri Lanka Using Cold Extraction Method: An Economic Analysis
Author : Pathiraja, P.M.E.K, Fernando, M.T.N and Jayasundera, J.M.M.A
Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) is a newly introduced product in Sri Lanka with a high export market potential. Only a few entrepreneurs however, are capitalizing on this opportunity due to several factors such as lack of rigorous economic analyses and unavailability of information... read more
Optimization of Aqueous Extraction of Virgin Coconut Oil Using Response Surface Methodology
The present investigation deals with optimization of aqueous extraction process for maximum yield of virgin coconut oil (VCO) from coconut milk extracted from coconut meat. Optimization of the process parameters including dilution ratio (w/w), grinding time (min), temperature (°C), cream separation time (hour) and pH was analyzed using one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT)... read more
