Virgin Coconut Oil

VCO is colourless, sweet scented and the purest form of coconut oil. It is obtained from the fresh, mature kernel of the coconut by mechanical or natural means. It is rich in polyphenols and medium chain fatty acids which makes it similar to the mothers milk and hence mentioned as the mother of all oils. There are different methods for the extraction of VCO. The oil can be extracted from coconut meat, coconut milk or coconut milk residue. The commonly used methods for the extraction are direct micro expeller method, wet extraction method, fermentation method and centrifugation method. VCO has been claimed to have numerous health benefits. This book will give you a short description of these in a very understandable manner.