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To valorize virgin coconut oil (VCO) wet processing wastes into coconut protein concentrate and dietary fiber for plant-based products
Publications Number of ISI- and/or SCOPUS- indexed publications: 4Patents Number Utility Models filed: 2Products and Services TRL 3:
CPC, CDF, bottled PCBMA, TCP
People Number of faculty/ research staff provided support for continuing professional development: 2 Number of STI jobs created: 2 Number of extension beneficiaries trained, and extension materials produced: 5Place Number of projects conducted jointly with industry: 1 Number of industry collaborators: 1Policies Number of policies, policy recommendations, local and national legislative bills developed, filed, and passed: 0
The Philippine virgin coconut oil (VCO) industry is an important manufacturing sector bringing in 92 M USD in 2022 from exports alone. The projected 7.35% annual growth in the global VCO industry and the development of the Philippine Coconut Industry Roadmap 2021-2024 and the enactment of the Coconut Farmer and Industry Fund Act can lead to the increase in VCO production. Recent reports on health and medicinal benefits of VCO and as a COVID-19 treatment. are additional motivations for the increased demand for VCO. The predicted surge in VCO production will have a corresponding rise in the amount of wastes generated, e.g., coconut skim milk and coconut residue, approximately 63% of the coconut meat. This figure implies that for every kg of VCO produced almost 1 kg each of coconut skim milk and coconut fiber is produced, which are discarded, used as animal feed or upcycled on a small-scale. These wastes contain proteins (skim milk) and dietary fiber (residue) that can be used as plant-based ingredients. This study will therefore valorize VCO wet processing wastes, i.e., coconut skim milk and coconut residue, into coconut protein concentrates (CPC) and coconut dietary fiber (CDF) respectively, for plant-based milk and meat alternatives.
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