CANDIDATE NAME: COMMEY‚ NII AMARQUAYE INDEX NUMBER: 10350262 COURSE TITLE: ACADEMIC WRITING I COURSE CODE: UGRC 110 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2010-2011 SEMESTER: 2 GROUP: 7 LECTURER’s NAME: WORNYO‚ ALBERT COCONUT OIL AND ITS MEDICINAL EFFECTS Edible oils are found in large amounts in our daily diets hence adding up to a great amount of fatty acids in our system. Examples are in our stews‚ some soups‚ several rice dishes‚ fried or grilled meat and fish. Many
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The coconut tree as a “tree of life” is characteristically a food supplier as this tree provides fruit and is well-known to be devoid of any anti-nutrient factors and is known as a whole food with 5‚000 years of recorded use in food preparation with health benefits.The fruit is edible at any stage of maturity. It provides not only a solid food but a large volume of very safe and healthy drinking water-based juice. The fruit of the coconut palm is the main source of many food products such as coconut
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can be manufactured from coconut. Desiccated coconut‚ coconut cream‚ Coconut Milk and Spray dried Coconut milk powder finds a good market not only in India but also in various other countries fresh coconut water‚ coconut water concentrate and coconut vinegar are also used extensively. Coconut milk is the liquid that comes from the grated meat of a coconut. The color and rich taste of the milk can be attributed to the high oil content. Most of the fat is saturated fat. Coconut milk is a very popular
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The coconut is an important crop that has a strategic value for developing countries. It contributes food‚ security‚ improved nutrition‚ employment and income generation. In many countries‚ it accounts for 15% to 50% of export earnings. The coconut has high potential for food‚ shelter‚ industrial‚ medicine and energy uses and for environmental protection. It can be grown economically in harsh environments and will promote supportable farming systems in otherwise fragile coastal‚ island and in hilly
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The Philippine coconut industry is a formidable pillar of the national‚ economic and cultural heritage of the country. It is a source of valuable commodity and a renewable asset‚ vital components to the building of a strong nation. The coconut tree is called the tree of life for its myriad uses to humanity. Coconut Consumption 79% of total production goes to exports and 21% for domestic consumptions. From 1990-1997‚ domestic consumption grew by 3.6% annually‚ while exports grew by an average
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As a delicious tropical massage oil It’s high Lauric acid and MCFA content helps boost metaboism A tiny dab rubbed on your hands and then through hair will help get rid of friz As an intensive nighttime facial moisturizer Mixed with equal parts sugar for a smoothing body scrub (use in the shower) Rubbed on lips as a natural chap stick Topically‚ can help skin heal faster after injury or infection Directly on the perineum to help heal after birth As an incredibly intensive natural conditioner-
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project is about processing of raw coconut into virgin coco oil‚ coco flour and desiccated coco products. The processing plant aimed to venture into 100% export. In the 80’s‚ the American Soybean Association‚ campaigned against the use of coconut oil in the diet and claimed that it is the leading cause of heart disease and atherosclerosis in the United States. Since 2001‚ the Americans have recognized the virgin coconut oil as a functional food that not only nourishes but
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Coconut Industry The Philippines remains as the world’s leading supplier of traditional coconut products. The industry is also finding new products and uses for this the “Tree of Life”: coco peat‚ geotextiles‚ activated carbon and virgin coconut oil. Description The coconut industry is a dominant sector of Philippine agriculture: Of the 12 million hectare of farmlands‚ 3.25 M hectare is devoted to coconut 68 out of 79 provinces are coconut areas. Over 324M bearing and non-bearing trees 3.5M coconut
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Coconut The coconut palm‚ Cocos nucifera‚ is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos.[2] The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm‚ the seed‚ or the fruit‚ which‚ botanically‚ is a drupe‚ not a nut. The spelling cocoanut is an archaic form of the word.[3] The term is derived from 16th century Portugueseand Spanish cocos‚ meaning "grinning face"‚ from the three small holes on the coconut shell that resemble human facial features
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Overview of the Coconut Industry Philippine Coconut Industry Philippines is the second largest coconut products producer in the world next to Indonesia. According to Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)‚ coconut industry is the dominant sector of Philippine Agriculture. The Philippine Coconut Industry is one of the top 5 net foreign exchange earners with the average of US $760M per year. Its contribution to Gross National Product accounts for 1.14% and it has 50% share in world coconut exports. The industry
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