Fractionation of coconut oil via supercritical fluid extraction for production of cocoa butter substitute


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Halimatun Sa’adiah A. H., . and Jinap S., . and Norhayati H., . Fractionation of coconut oil via supercritical fluid extraction for production of cocoa butter substitute. pp. 783-790. ISSN 2231-7546

Abstract

Coconut oil (CNO) is a vegetable fat that can be applied as a cocoa butter substitute (CBS) due to its similar physical characteristics to cocoa butter. However it must be fractionated or hydrogenated to be used as CBS. The aims of the present work was to fractionate CNO using supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and determine the potential fraction which is suitable as CBS. CNO was fractionated by SFE at 48.3 MPa and 80C into four different fractions F1 F2 F3 and F4. Fraction 1 had the highest yield (48.9) as compared to the other fractions. Fraction 4 had the lowest content of lauric acid C12 (31.12) and the highest amount of palmitic acid C16 (16.43); stearic acid C18:0 (4.99); and linoleic acid C18:1 (17.44). Fraction 4 also had the highest melting profile (25.24C) and amount of solid fat content (state) closest to CB. Therefore F4 was selected as a potential fraction for the application of CBS. This finding reveals that CNO can be fractionated by SFE and applied as CBS to help diversify the application of coconut products.


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Abstract

Coconut oil (CNO) is a vegetable fat that can be applied as a cocoa butter substitute (CBS) due to its similar physical characteristics to cocoa butter. However it must be fractionated or hydrogenated to be used as CBS. The aims of the present work was to fractionate CNO using supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and determine the potential fraction which is suitable as CBS. CNO was fractionated by SFE at 48.3 MPa and 80C into four different fractions F1 F2 F3 and F4. Fraction 1 had the highest yield (48.9) as compared to the other fractions. Fraction 4 had the lowest content of lauric acid C12 (31.12) and the highest amount of palmitic acid C16 (16.43); stearic acid C18:0 (4.99); and linoleic acid C18:1 (17.44). Fraction 4 also had the highest melting profile (25.24C) and amount of solid fat content (state) closest to CB. Therefore F4 was selected as a potential fraction for the application of CBS. This finding reveals that CNO can be fractionated by SFE and applied as CBS to help diversify the application of coconut products.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Coconut oil
AGROVOC Term: Vegetable fats
AGROVOC Term: Fractionation
AGROVOC Term: Supercritical fluid extraction
AGROVOC Term: Extraction
AGROVOC Term: Cocoa butter
AGROVOC Term: Melting point
AGROVOC Term: Fatty acids
AGROVOC Term: Lauric acid
AGROVOC Term: Palmitic acid
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8213

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