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Coconut oil. Coconut oil (or coconut fat) is an edible oil derived from the kernels, meat, and milk of the coconut palm fruit. [1] Coconut oil is a white solid fat below around 25 °C (77 °F), and a clear thin liquid oil at higher temperatures. Unrefined varieties have a distinct coconut aroma. [2]
Monolaurin is found in coconut oil and may be similar to other monoglycerides found in human breast milk. [1] Lauric acid can be ingested in coconut oil and the human body converts it into monolaurin. Furthermore, coconut oil, coconut cream, grated coconut and others products are sources of lauric acid and, consequently, monolaurin. [2]
The majority scientific and medical opinion about consumer vegetable oils is that they are generally recognized as safe for human consumption. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] The claim that omega-6 fatty acids cause inflammation has not been demonstrated in multiple meta-analyses in either healthy adults [ 25 ] or in adults with inflammatory bowel disease. [ 26 ]
Its main host is the coconut palm, but other palms, especially the economically important African oil palm are also hosts. Attacks have been further reported from various other crops like banana plants or screw palms. [3] [4] [2] 3rd instar larva of Oryctes rhinoceros (Sri Lanka) The beetle most often breeds in the decaying trunks of coconut or ...
It is used mainly for the production of soaps and cosmetics. For these purposes, lauric acid is reacted with sodium hydroxide to give sodium laurate, which is a soap. Most commonly, sodium laurate is obtained by saponification of various oils, such as coconut oil. These precursors give mixtures of sodium laurate and other soaps.
No animal species is known to be immune to the acute toxic effects of aflatoxins. Adult humans have a high tolerance for aflatoxin exposure and rarely succumb to acute aflatoxicosis, [31] but children are particularly affected, and their exposure can lead to stunted growth and delayed development, in addition to all the symptoms mentioned below ...
Copra has traditionally been grated and ground, then boiled in water to extract coconut oil. It was used by Pacific island cultures and became a valuable commercial product for merchants in the South Seas and South Asia in the 1860s. Nowadays, coconut oil (70%) is extracted by crushing copra; the by-product is known as copra cake or copra meal ...
Cocamide DEA, or cocamide diethanolamine, is a diethanolamide made by reacting the mixture of fatty acids from coconut oils with diethanolamine. [2] It is a viscous liquid and is used as a foaming agent in bath products like shampoos and hand soaps, and in cosmetics as an emulsifying agent. See cocamide for the discussion of the lengths of ...