Desiccated Coconut

Desiccated coconut – fine grade
A. Physical
Color natural white, free from rancidity, musty or objectionable odor.
Flavor mild and sweet coconut taste with no off-flavor
Impurities not more than 5 dark specks per 100 gram
Granulation ( % retained)
Mesh no. 8 0 %
Mesh no. 10 -
Mesh no. 14 1 - 10 %
Mesh no. 16 13 - 26 %
Mesh no. 20 34 - 47 %
Mesh no. 30 21 – 33 %
Pan 2 – 12 %
Mesh no. 8 0 %
Mesh no. 10 -
Mesh no. 14 1 - 10 %
Mesh no. 16 13 - 26 %
Mesh no. 20 34 - 47 %
Mesh no. 30 21 – 33 %
Pan 2 – 12 %

B. Chemical
Fat content 65 ± 3 %
Free fatty acid ( as lauric acid ) 0.3 % max
Ph 6.1 - 6.7
Moisture content 3.0 % maximum
Residual so2 50 ppm maximum

C. Microbiological
Total plate count 5000 col/gram maximum
Enterobacteriaceae 100 col/gram maximum
Yeast count 50 col/gram maximum
Moulds count 50 col/gram maximum
E.Coli negative
Salmonella negative.



The product shall be stored in cool dry conditions free from strong odor or smell.
In kraft paper bags with inner polythene
Packing in 25 kg, 50kg bags.