Comparison Of Some Physiochemical Parameters Between Marketed And Virgin Coconut Oils Available In Bangladesh

Coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a very popular fruit in Bangladesh. It is used extensively for edible and non-edible purposes all over the world. Coconut has high oil content. Extraction of oil was carried out by soxhlet apparatus using n-hexane. Coconut oil has distinct yellow color, perceptible aroma. The main goal of this study was to investigate some physicochemical parameters of virgin coconut oil & some marketed refined coconut oils (e.g. Jui, Cute, Parachute and Gondhraj) and to make a comparison among these. The results shown that all the physicochemical data of the virgin coconut oil met with the APCC standard (APCC 2009). So, virgin coconut oil (VCO) can be used as a good source of purified natural oil.