ADVANCED PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR COCONUT MILK, COCONUT CREAM, COCONUT MILK POWDER AND VCO

摘要

Coconut is most commonly used ingredient in local cuisines. Historical evidence of coconut plant and use of coconut in local cuisines goes back to 6th century. Industrial uses of coconut sap and kernel product as copra were the traditional industriesbased on coconut. Under colonial rule plantation were developed and Sri Lanka became a significant supplier of processed plantation products such as Tea, copra, desiccated coconut and coconut oil. During British colonial and post-colonial period Europe was more interested in desiccated coconut hence small and medium scale processing plants were put-up on the island. In 20th century coconut milk base industry developed as there was demand for coconut milk in European countries. In Sri Lanka Coconut milkpowder was first manufactured by Nestle in 1989.