Coconut Oil Processing Lombok, Indonesia
The Process to making Coconut Oil
It took a little over an hour to do the whole process. Friends and family would drop by to offer an extra hand or to chat and drink a bit of fresh coconut juice.
Remove the shell from the coconut
Watching our friend open the shell was intimidating. He moved so fast I was worried he would cut his finger off. I am happy to say that he didn’t.
Grate coconut very fine & squeeze as much juice out as possible.
The most time consuming step of the process. Joking with friends and family make the task fun.
Heating the coconut juice till it separates and browns, then strain out the solid pieces.
They didn’t have electricity so they used a flash light. They told the heat has to be just right to cook it correctly. Nothing goes to waste, as you see in the photos below the solid pieces are still edible. I thought the solid pieces tasted like bacon!!!
Yummy...Yummy....Yummy
Benefits of Coconuts
When Digested: Vitamin B6, iron, and minerals like magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, and selenium. Almost half of the saturated fat in coconut comes from lauric acid, which can help raise levels of heart-protective HDL, good, cholesterol.
- Increase Metabolism
- Can help your brain by increasing levels of ketones
- May help fight infections
- Promote healthier bones.
- Help reduce belly fat by adding 2 tablespoon into a diet.
- Decrease Hunger
- Improve liver health
- Can help relieve arthritis pain
- Boost of energy
Uses of Coconuts
- Can protect from UV Rays (up to 20%)
- Coconut oils can be used a mouthwash to decrease bacteria and inflammation in gums.
- Used as a lotion can help with eczema
- Helps Protect Hair Damage
- Speed up wound recover.
- National deodorant
- Help cuticles and hangnails
- Makeup Remover
- Moisturizing Chapped stick
- Remove Gum from hair
- Bug repellent when combining with another oil like Thai essential oils can provided over 98% protection from insect bites.
- Use as a substitute for cooking oil
- Making Healthy Mayonnaise
- Healthier Salad Dressing
- Make a homemade chocolate shell
- Stain Remover: 1 part coconut oil/1 part baking soda made into a past.
- Great for wood furniture polish
