Virgin coconut oil: wet production methods and food applications – a review
N. Sai Prasanna, Selvakumar Murugesan, Nilesh Choudhary, K.S.M.S. Raghavarao
Abstract
Virgin coconut oil produced from fresh coconut without use of any heat, shear, or chemicals. It is unique functional oil with positive impact on health. VCO-based food formulations help in building sustainable food production and human diets.
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Coconut oilEdible oilFood processingCocoProduction (economics)Sustainable productionFood scienceEnvironmental scienceHuman healthPulp and paper industryGreen foodAgricultural scienceBusinessBiotechnologyBiologyEngineeringEconomicsEnvironmental healthRaw materialMedicineComputer scienceEcologyArtificial intelligenceMacroeconomicsCoconut Research and ApplicationsFood Chemistry and Fat AnalysisNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging