Coconut processing Flashcards
A screened food-grade product
obtained after drying, expelling and/or
extracting most of the oil or milk from
sound coconut meat.
a. Copra
b. Virgin coconut oil
c. Coconut flour
d. All of the above
Coconut flour
A coconut flour prepared from unpared
dehydrated and edible coconut kernel by
pre-pressing and solvent extraction.
a. Whole full fat coconut flour
b. Defatted coconut flour
c. Paring Flour
f. All of the above
Whole full fat coconut flour
The coconut flour prepared from the
paring or from the “testa” of the coconut.
a. Whole full-fat coconut flour
b. Defatted coconut flour
c. Paring Flour
f. All of the above
Paring Flour
The coconut flour obtained from food-
grade copra meal.
a. Whole full-fat coconut flour
b. Defatted coconut flour
c. Paring Flour
f. All of the above
Defatted coconut flour
The process wherein the meat is
extracted with milk, residue is dried and
grinded to produce flour.
a. Dry process
b. Wet process
c. Wet and dry process
d. None of the above
Wet process
The process of drying grated coconut
meat, extracting oil and pulverizing meal.
a. Dry process
b. Wet process
c. Wet and dry process
d. None of the above
Dry process
The advantage of dry process over
wet process is that it gives ___ oil
recovery and 0.1% free fatty acid.
a. low
b. medium
c. high
high
A natural oil obtained from fresh
mature coconut by mechanical
extraction.
a. Coconut oil
b. Virgin coconut oil
c. Copra
d. All of the above
Virgin coconut oil
Virgin coconut oil can be obtained in
___.
a. dry process
b. wet process
c. wet and dry processes
d. None of the above
wet and dry processes
- In virgin coconut-oil processing,
allowing coconut milk to stay in a jar for
at least ___ hours will cause the oil to
separate and a layer of curd will appear
at the top of the jar.
a. 12
b. 24
c. 36
d. All of the above
24
The coconut meat obtained after
extracting oil for granulated copra.
a. Copra
b. Copra meal
c. Copra meat
d. None of the above
Copra meal
- Which of the following products is not
a by-product of coconut processing?
a. Virgin coconut oil
b. Desiccated coconut powder
c. Coconut vinegar
d. Nata de coco
e. None of the above
None of the above
A cellulosic white cream yellow
substance formed by the bacteria
Xyliniumon the surface of sugar-enriched
coconut water.
a. Cocosugar
b. Virgin coconut oil
c. Nata de coco
f. All of the above
Nata de coco
A by-product of drying finely particles
of homogenized coconut milk mixed with
maltodextrins and other emulsifiers.
a. Desiccated coconut powder
b. Spray-dried coconut milk powder
c. Heated-air dried coconut powder
d. All of the above
Spray-dried coconut milk powder
Coconut sugar contains ___ sucrose
than sugarcane.
a. the same amount of
b. lesser amount of
c. more amount of
d. None of the above
. lesser amount of
Coconut sugar contains ___ of macro
and micro nutrients than sugar cane.
a. the same amount
b. more amount
c. less amount
d. None of the above
more amount
- The dark-brown color of coconut
sugar is basically the result of drying
sugar crystals at ___ temperature.
a. low
b. medium
c. high
d. None of the above
high
The collection time requirement for
harvesting coconut sap for coco sugar
processing.
a. 4 to 5 hours
b. 6 to 9 hours
c. 10 to 14 hours
d. None of the above
4 to 5 hours
The cooking temperature for
coconut sap for sugar processing.
a. 80°C
b. 90°C
c. 100°C
d. All of the above
100°C
Coconut sap brix requirement for
coconut sugar.
a. 9.1 to 10.5
b. 11.0 to 12.9
c. 13.0 to 14.5
d. All of the above
13.0 to 14.5
An instrument used to measure the
sugar level of coconut sap.
a. Refractometer
b. pH meter
c. Glycimeter
d. All of the above
Refractometer
- The recommended temperature for
drying coconut sugar.
a. 40° to 50°C
b. 51° to 60°C
c. 65° to 70°C
d. None of the above
65° to 70°C
The recommended relative
humidity in drying coconut sugar.
a. 80 to 95%
b. 50 to 75%
c. 35 to 45%
d. None of the above
35 to 45%
An instrument used to reduce the
relative humidity of air in coconut sugar
storage.
a. Pyschrometer
b. Dehumidifier
c. Hydrometer
d. None of the above
Dehumidifier
- Bioethanol from coconut can be
produced from ______.
a. Coconut water
b. Coconut milk
c. Coconut sap
d. None of the above
Coconut sap
Nata de coco can be produced from
coconut ____.
a. Water
b. Sap
c. Milk
d. None of the above
Milk
Coco sugar can be produced from
coconut _____.
a. water
b. milk
c. sap
d. None of the above
sap
Cocosugar is commercially produce
in the Philippines because it has
____ glycemic index.
a. low
b. medium
c. high
d. None of the above
low
The process in heating copra to
facilitate the removal of oil during
pressing.
a. Drying
b. Steaming
c. Conditioning
d. None of the above
Conditioning
One thousand nuts, at 800 grams
per nut, will produce ___ of copra.
a. 220 kg
b. 320 kg
c. 420 kg
d. None of the above
220 kg
