Evaluation of Dabur Refined Coconut Oil In Comparison With Untraded Oil

ABSTRACT Oils are the most important lipids found in nature. They are one of the thr ee major 'food factor' needed for human body, the other two being proteins and carbohydrates. Oils are widely distributed in foods and are of great nutritional value. Coconut oil is also of great nutritional value and as well as therapeutic values. Many oils are available in the market with different brand name. These oils are variable in quality and some are liable to adulteration by cheaper varieties. It is not, as a rule, possible to judge the purity of oil by a determination of any one chemical constituents, and the evidence of quality is usually dependent upon determination of various tests such as refractive index, acid value, iodine value, saponification value, unsaponifiabl e matter, peroxide value, etc. In order to ensure the safety of consumer the concern authorities like who has prescribed some specification for coconut oil. Our evaluation studies on different brand of coconut oil shows that the quality of coconut oil manufacture by Dabur India Pvt. Ltd. is of superior quality than other branded and untraded locally available coconut oil