Coconut oil made from fresh coconut raw materials, processed with controlled heating or without heating at all, without chemicals. Palm oil refining such as has resulted the content of the essential compounds needed by the body remains completely.
The manufacture of pure coconut oil has many advantages, that is:
- Does not require expensive, because the raw materials easily available at low prices processing is simple and not too complicated.
- Energy use is minimal, because it does not use fuel, so maintain the chemical and nutrition level, especially fatty acids in the oil.
Pure coconut oil, or better known as the Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), is a modification of the process of making coconut oil so that the resulting product with water content and free fatty acid levels are low, clear-colored, fragrant, and have a long shelf life that is more than one year.
In economic terms, pure coconut oil has a higher selling price than coconut oil like copra, thus making VCO studies need to be developed.