Copra oil production line process: Copra → Cleaning → Drying → Crushing → Softening → Pre-pressing → Double pressing → Filtration → Crude oil tank → Refining section → Refined copra oil Copra oil production line 1. Copra transportation: The raw material copra is in block form and is not suitable for transportation by elevator; 2.
How is copra oil made?
Copra oil is pressed from dried coconut meat. Harvesting coconuts for copra is a labor-intensive process. Farmers and plantation workers manually remove the fibrous outer husk, then split open the coconut shell to drain the liquid.
Can coconut meat be processed into copra oil?
While it’s possible to process these raw kernels into virgin coconut oil, the meat is often dried to obtain copra, which is then processed into copra oil. Fresh coconut meat contains about 50% moisture and 34% oil by weight, so it must be dried before processing.
How many coconuts make a 1000kg of copra?
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.