Desiccated Coconut

The processes of desiccated coconut are as below:

1. Removal of coconut husk,
2. Removal of coconut shell,
3. Removal of thick brown coconut skin,
4. Washing of white coconut meat to remove foreign material,
5. Blanching of white coconut meat to reduce the number of microorganism to the safe level fit for human consumption within its shelf life,
6. Cutting of white coconut meat into the desired size,
7. Hot air blow drying the grated white coconut meat to reduce the moisture content from 19% to less than 3%,
8. Cooling of desiccated coconut,
9. Sieving of desiccated coconut to separate desiccated coconut as according to the desired size,
10. Finally, packing of desiccated coconut.