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How much copra is in a coconut oil cake?

About 30 to 40% is oil cake. Typically, one thousand mature coconuts weigh about 1440 kg and yield about 170 kg of copra from which around 70 lit of coconut oil can be extracted. Copra, after extraction of oil, leaves a residue which is palatable oil cake (or copra meal or mash). It is used in animal feeds, mainly for ruminants.

What is copra used for?

Copra, after extraction of oil, leaves a residue which is palatable oil cake (or copra meal or mash). It is used in animal feeds, mainly for ruminants. It is used as fodder for horses, cattle, sheep and deer. Its high protein content (and oil content) is fattening for stock.

How do you make coconut oil from copra?

The fresh meat may be processed to obtain virgin coconut oil. Alternatively, the unbroken coconut may be sun-dried to obtain dry copra which is later processed to produce coconut oil. The dry copra may be stored for longer periods of time and used directly in food preparations (after cutting it) or its oil may be extracted.

How is dry copra extracted?

More commonly, the dry copra is first extracted by the solvent-free method using expellers to obtain better quality coconut oil. Then the residue is processed through solvent extraction plant using food-grade hexane as a solvent to extract the residual coconut oil (8 to 12%). Dry copra may be extracted directly in solvent extraction plants.