Dry Coconut (Copra),India price supplier

  Dry Coconut (Copra)

Copra coconut oil extraction is done by crushing copra to produce coconut oil (70%); the by-product is known as copra cake or copra meal (30%).

Once the oil is extracted, the remaining coconut cake is 18-25% protein but contains so much Dietary Fiber it cannot be eaten in large quantities by humans. Instead it is normally fed to ruminants.

Making copra – removing the shell, breaking up, and drying – is usually done where the coconut palms grow. Copra can be made by smoke drying, sun drying, or kiln drying. Sun drying requires little more than racks and sufficient sunlight. Halved nuts are drained of water, and left with the meat facing the sky; they can be washed to remove mold-creating contaminants. After two days the meat can be removed from the shell with ease, and the drying process is complete after three to five more days (up to seven totals). Sun drying is often combined with kiln drying, eight hours of exposure to sunlight means the time spent in a kiln can be reduced by a day and the hot air the shells are exposed to in the kiln is more easily able to remove the remaining moisture. This process can also be reversed, partially drying the copra in the kiln and finishing the process with sunlight. There are advantages and disadvantages to both - starting with sun drying requires careful inspection to avoid contamination with mold while starting with kiln-drying can harden the meat and prevent it from drying out completely in the sun. In India, small but whole coconuts can be dried over the course of eight months to a year, and the meat inside removed and sold as a whole ball. Meat prepared in this fashion is sweet, soft, oily and is cream-colored instead of being white. Coconut meat can be dried using direct heat and smoke from a fire, using simple racks to suspend the coconut over the fire. The smoke residue can help preserve the half-dried meat but the process overall suffers from unpredictable results and the risk of fires.

Product Features:

•          Hygienic and healthy

•          High nutritional value

•          Food grade packaging

Offer Certificates are below:

•          Phytosanitary Certificate

•          Health Certificate

•          SGS

Shelf Life:

•          8 Months

FOB Price:

•          Grade A - US $900 MT (Call for Latest Price and CIF price)

•          Grade B - US $800 MT (Call for Latest Price and CIF price)

Port:

•          Chennai

Minimum Order Quantity:

•          50MT

Payment Terms:

•          L/C @sight (or) T/T in advance