Abstract:
India is the third largest coconut
producing country in the world. Copra
and coconut oil are the two major
products of the coconut processing
industry. Nearly 60% of the total
production of nuts is utilized for food
uses and the rest goes in for oil
extraction. In spite of the fact that our
country has the necessary raw material
to launch new product lines, minimal
progress has taken place in the
application of modern technology for full
utilization of various coconut products
such as desiccated coconut, coconut
cream powder, partially defatted
coconut gratings, bottled coconut water,
etc., Desiccated coconut is widely used
in the preparation of sweets,
confectionery, curry preparation etc. At
present about 4000 tonnes of
desiccated coconut is produced
annually.
