Copra (from Malayalam: കൊപ്ര, Koppara/Kopra; Kannada: ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ, Kobbari; Telugu: కొబ్బరి, Kobbari; Tamil: கொப்பரை, Kopparai) is the dried, white flesh of the coconut from which coconut oil is extracted. [1]

copra, dried sections of the meat of the coconut, the kernel of the fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera). Copra is valued for the coconut oil extracted from it and for the resulting residue, coconut-oil cake, which is used mostly for livestock feed.

Nov 6, 2022 · It yields around 116 nuts per palm per year with copra content of 176g, under rainfed situations. This is recommended for cultivation in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Which coconut tree is best for farming? Generally, hybrid coconut palms are more superior in terms of quality and quantity of copra production.

Jun 21, 2018 · Copra is the processed, dried kernel of coconut utilized in the extraction of coconut oil. Copra is utilized for a variety of purposes. It is used as food as it an important source of nutrients including proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Hot pressing the copra yields a low-melting oil that has a melting point of 23 degrees Celsius.

Dec 4, 2024 · However, 200 years of planting by colonial interests transformed the palm from the revered “Tree of Life” to a cash crop monoculture grown on Pacific atolls for a singular purpose—production of coconut oil (copra) for export around the world.

The most important part of coconut tree is its fruit, i.e., coconut, from which the oil-bearing edible part (or meat) is obtained. When the fresh meat is dried (by various methods including sun drying), it is called as copra. Other parts of the fruit and tree are also used to make several environmentally friendly products.

May 16, 2024 · Copra is the dried flesh of coconuts. Each mature coconut palm tree bears from 50 to 75 nuts that can be picked, split open with machetes and left in the sun to dry. The copra is then dug out of the shells and further dried on racks. It then is packed in burlap sacks for transport to a processing plant.

Jun 7, 2017 · 6000 coconuts makes a 1000kg of copra, which the ship picks up bi-monthly and takes to the Papeete oil factory, “Huilerie”. One nice thing about copra is that everyone gets to be their own boss- all they need is a plot of land with coconut trees, and some basic infrastructure for drying out the coconuts.

Coconut trees are grown in tropical countries mainly for the high oil content of the endosperm (copra), which is widely used in both food and non-food industries (e.g. margarine and soaps). Large production areas, in particular, are found along the coastal regions in the wet tropical areas of Asia in the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka ...

coconut palm (copra plant) Tall palm tree native to the shores of the Indo-Pacific region and the Pacific coast of South America; commercially the most important of all palms. Growing to 30m (100ft) tall, it has a leaning trunk and a crown of feather-shaped leaves.