Physico-chemical and antioxidant analysis of virgin coconut oil using West African tall variety

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Zunairah, Hasham @ Hisam, Rosnani, Aman Nor, Nor Farahiyah, Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62175/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305640520_Physico-Chemical_and_Antioxidant_Analysis_of_Virgin_Coconut_Oil_Using_West_African_Tall_Variety

Virgin coconut oil (VCO) has been widely used traditionally in Malaysia as moisturiser and food supplement. Recently, VCO has been growing in popularity because of its better chemical and biological properties compared to coconut oil. VCO contains medium chain fatty acids of which 45- 50% lauric aci...