[ARTIKEL] 19 Jun 2017
One of the coconut oil refining processes is the dry distillation process. This process goes through several long stages until finally it becomes coconut oil which is ready to be processed into coconut cooking oil.
The first thing that a coconut oil refinery does is pick, and pollute the coconut. The selected coconut is cleaned of various particles, dirt or other foreign objects. After making sure it is clean, the coconut meat is then filled with chopped. The end result of this process is dry coconut powder with a coarse texture.
After obtaining coconut powder with the desired texture, the refining process is continued with the heating process. As the name implies, this process is the process of heating coconut powder to a certain temperature. Generally, the image is at a temperature of 104 degrees Celsius. The coconut powder is heated for 30 minutes. The purpose of this process is to reduce the water content of the coconut while removing the oil contained in the coconut powder. The next process is the extraction process. This process is the process of pressing or pressing the finished coconut. Pressing is done using an expeller. This process uses high pressure technology with a certain temperature. The result of this process is coconut oil with a lighter color and cleaner. After getting the ordered coconut oil, the oil goes through a service process. The purpose of this process is to remove small particles and large particles.
After getting clean coconut oil from these particles, it is continued with the oil refining process. The process consists of three kinds, namely neutralization, bleaching and deodorization. As a result, only clean, clear and odorless coconut oil is packaged. Generally, coconut oil that has gone through the refining process will be packaged in plastic bottles, cans, or glass bottles. That means, coconut oil is ready to be used for various household purposes including for frying. The clearer the coconut oil that is distilled, it means that the coconut oil is quality coconut oil. Besides being clear, coconut oil is also odorless and the free fatty acid content is not too high.