Coconut oil is rather a unique cooking oil as it contains the short and the medium chain saturated fatty acids It finds extensive use in the food industry due to its characteristics such as easy melting behavior resistance to oxidative rancidity pleasing flavor and good digestibility Coconut oil has gained importance as a dietary fat because of its high content of lauric acid the source of monolaurin in the body and 16W content of Omega 6 The refined coconut oil is water white in color with no aroma Since coconut oil has the lowest level of unsaturated fatty acids among all vegetable oils the cost of hydrogenation is much less than all other oils Studies showed that coconut oil Does not elevate blood total cholesterol and increases blood HDL cholesterol If consumed along with coconut kernel lowers blood cholesterol Does not elevate LDL cholesterol or LDL cholesterolHDL cholesterol ratio Decreases serum triglycerides Available in 500ml 1L 5L 20L
