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Coconut Oil Milling Process

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Coconut oil milling process  or technologies are classified into two major types: the dry and the wet processes. The  coconut oil processing  starts with copra as the raw material is termed as the dry process, while the method that uses fresh coconuts as starting material is generally called the wet process. Dry processing of meat for coconut oil milling process involves the conversion of coconut meat into copra prior to expelling and refining. This process is however done off-farm, in an oil mill. At the mill, the copra undergoes the following steps: Cleaning: Copra is cleaned of metals, dirt and other foreign matter Crushing: Copra is broken into fine particle sizes Cooking/Conditioning: The crushed copra that has about 5-6 percent moisture is passed through a steam-heated cooker. This brings the temperature of the copra to the conditioning temperature of about 104oC (220oF). At the conditioner, the copra is maintained at about 104-110oC (220-230oF) for about 30...
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