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The Philippines is studying the possibility of using virgin coconut oil to fight Sars, Department of Health (DOH) officials said. Virgin coconut oil comes from the flesh of freshly-harvested coconuts unlike the traditional coconut oil which comes from processed coconut flesh.
Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit said virgin coconut oil is high in lauric acid which has been found to be effective against lipid-coated viruses, like the one causing Sars.
Dayrit said his pharmacologist father had suggested the oil may be an effective tool against lipid-coated micro-organisms. (www.philippinenews.com)

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Difference Virgin Coconut Oil with Other Coconut Oil.

There are three oil type result of process of coconut fruit among others:
1. Copra Oil.
To get this oil, is required by time old ones. Because to get this oil is required distilation, whitening, and

omission of aroma. Distilation used acid od hydrocholoric, vapour and solution at high temperature utilize

to eliminate contamination. This process eliminate volatile subtance and antioxidant had by this oil.

2. Coconut Oil.
    Former oil is often used mothers to cook as well as for pomade. But now have seldom be used caused
    by more popular palm oil. Quality of Coconut oil very influence by coming from and quality of raw material
    and also the process of. This oil processed at temperatur 110°C - 120°C and yield rust colored oil.

3. Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO).
Representing pure coconut oil which usually used for the drug of. Its making is done with low temperature

<60°C and not be cooked. Making to exceed this oil from the other is its chemical structure, especially me-

dium chain fatty acids or MCFA (Lauric acid and Capric acid). This sour be many of benefit to health.

Specifications and type of coconut oil table

Characterictic	Copra Oil	Coconut Oil	Virgin Coconut OIl
Raw Material	Dry coconut fruit	Fresh old coconut fruit	Fresh old coconut fruit
Process	RDB with hidrogenation	Non RDB without hidrogenation	Non RDB without hidrogenation
Additionals chemicals	Using additional chemicals
Lauric acid		<45%	<45%, can be >45% depend on making process
Process temperature	200°C	110°C - 120°C	<60°C
Colour	white / yellow	Brass until chocolate	clear / transparent
Aroma	Odourless	Typically coconut	Typically coconut

About Virgin Coconut Oil.

Pursuant to from tables boldness above, Vrigin coconut oil represent oil coming from fresh old coconut
fuit which processed ripe and low temperature do not mature correctness. Virgin coconut oil containing of
high lauric acid. Lauric acid is saturated fat acid with medium chain or referred as also medium chain fatty acid (MCFA). Differ from fat acid with long chain, mediun chain fat acid representing the source of energy
which id easy to be permeated by body. in VCO there are 6.8 Cal/gr of energy and 92% of MCFA.

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