Engineering intervention for production of virgin coconut oil by hot process and multivariate analysis of quality attributes of virgin coconut oil extracted by various methods

• DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.13395
• Publication Date: 2020-02-26T09:29:08Z
• Authors: S. V. Ramesh; R. Pandiselvam; Ramayyan Thushara; M. R. Manikantan; K. B. Hebbar; Shameena Beegum; A. C. Mathew; Sathyan Neenu; Sandip Shil
• Keywords: Coconut oil; Copra

Abstract ICAR‐Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, India, has designed and developed a virgin coconut oil (VCO) cooker for the extraction of by hot process. However, number VCO production processes being followed in India elsewhere cause variations physicochemical properties, which turn potentially affect nutritional medicinal properties VCO. The physical biochemical from process (VCO‐Hot), fermentation (VCO‐Fer), expelled dried gratings (VCO‐EDG), centrifugation (VCO‐Cen), conventionally prepared copra (CCO) were investigated light design concept cooker. nutritionally important total phenolic content (mg GAE/100 g) antioxidant capacity all VCOs found to be range 0.446 ± 0.041 (VCO‐Cen) 2.867 0.152 (VCO‐Hot) 3.87 mM Trolox equivalent (TE) 11.31 TE respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that quality attributes viz., phenol, flavonoid, cupric ion reducing VCO‐Hot defined principal component 1. Hierarchical clustering showed belonged group with high flavonoids strong capacity. Comparative along multivariate differentiated various samples. Practical Applications Production been standardized ICAR‐CPCRI technology successfully adopted several entrepreneurs. tremendous export potential hence greater demand international market. quantum 818 MT destinations such as United States, Japan, Australia, Kingdom, Middle East ( https://www.coconutboard.in ). earnings have reached over Rs. 260 million 2015–2016. consumers are not aware different methods resultant (Manikantan et al., Virgin Coconut Oil: Hot Fermentation Process, Technical Bulletin No. 108, Centenary Publication 43, & AICRP on PHET, Kasaragod). Considering commerce nutraceutical importance, profile produced compared among copra. Additionally, it is crucial discriminate samples based their profile.