Processing, Manufacturing of Coconut based Products (Coconut Oil, Coconut Cream, Coconut Milk and Milk Products, Coconut Spray Dried Milk Powder, Coconut Byproducts, Coconut Shell Charcoal, Activated Carbon, Shell Flour, Coir and Coir Products, Handicraft

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Coconut seems tohave a special place in Primal hearts. Judging from the forums, people arepretty taken with the fatty pseudo-nut and they’re always interested in newways to consume the stuff. For some who abstain from dairy completely, coconutproducts make a great replacement for creams and butters.

Coconut andcoconut based products sector plays a pivotal role in the foreign exchange earningsby offering a wide array of products to the international market. The coconutis a very useful plant with a wide range of products being sourced from it.Coconut products are used to make everything from clothing to animal feed tobeauty creams. Its kernel is harvested for its edible flesh and deliciouswater, while its husk is used for its strong fibers. Most important, however,are its oils, which are extracted, processed, and marketed for culinary,medicinal, and cosmetic uses alike. Typically, the flesh is first dried down to6% moisture to make copra. This product is then hauled to factories across theworld where it is manufactured into oil.

Demand forcoconuts has grown upwards of 500% in the last decade. This is becausecoconut-based derivatives, such as soaps, virgin coconut oil, health productsand coconut water, have all seen large spikes in demand, so much so thatproducers may not be able to keep up. The Philippines is requestinginternational help to streamline their production protocols, and theinternational community has responded by taking steps to reduce demand forcoconuts.

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Keywords: Coconut cultivation, Coconut Processing, Manufacturing of Coconut based Products, Coconut Oil, Coconut Cream, Coconut Milk And Milk Products, Coconut Spray Dried Milk Powder, Coconut Byproducts, Coconut Shell Charcoal, Activated Carbon, Shell Flour, Coir And Coir Products, Handicrafts From Coconut, Recycling of organic wastes from coconut palm, Vermicomposting, Coir pith composting