Quality Assessment and Authentication of Coconut Oil: Recent Technologies and Prospects

Coconut oil is a high-value product used for external applications and cooking. Coconut oil has unique and pleasant flavour profiles along with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antinutritional effects. Coconut oil has a strong market demand due to its health benefits. As a result, low priced, low-quality oil is used as an adulterant to maximise earnings. Adulteration affects customer health and lowers the reputation of original manufacturers. Therefore, a detailed methodology is required to assess and authenticate the quality of the oil. In this chapter, the health benefits of coconut oil, the quality criteria addressing the national and international standards, and the factors that impact quality measures are discussed. This chapter gives an in-depth look at quality detection and authentication.