Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) Processed Products with No Heating Method Using a Squeezer and Without a Squeezer

Abstract

The purpose of this activity is to provide training to the farming community in processing coconut products by making Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) with the help of an electric coconut squeezing machine and without using a coconut squeezing machine. The method used in this activity is the manufacture of VCO without heating first, the results of coconut milk are obtained through squeezing using an electric squeezer (P1) and without an electric squeezer (P0). Based on the results obtained, the use of the electric squeezer cannot produce VCO after being allowed to stand for ± 48 hours, only two layers are formed, namely the water layer and the blondo layer, while without using an electric squeezer machine it can form 2 layers, namely the blondo layer and the water layer within ± 24 hours then let stand for ± 24 hours again has formed three layers of water layers,  blondo coating and VCO coating. Based on this experiment, VCO produced from manually squeezed coconut milk with a volume of 4.5 L is able to produce VCO as much as 25-30 ml.