Value added products from Coconut oil.

Coconut palm belongs to the family of arecaceae and is essentially found throughout the tropic area as high humidity, abundant sunlight, regular rainfall and sandy soil favors it growth. Coconut crop is less susceptible to abnormal climatic conditions in comparison to other oil crops. Philippines, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia are the major coconut producing countries. In India cultivation of coconut is spread over the coastal belt and in some interior areas of the southern states.