The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippines, has tapped the expertise of scientists from the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UP Mindanao) to develop coconut water and turn it into powder. Using a spray dryer developed by the Industrial Technology Development Institute and the Metals Industry Research and Development Center, a team of food scientists from UP Mindanao has completed the process of converting coconut water into powder.
“We are still doing further research to determine the nutrient retention capacity,” said Anthony Sales, at DOST. The project aims to help coconut water become more conventional for the benefit of thousands of coconut farmers and coconut product manufacturers. Coconut powder can be used in baking biscuits, snack bars, cakes, pastries as well as in making jams and jellies and flavoring for ice cream and has a much lower price compared with the ready-to-drink version, thus, making it more affordable for more consumers.
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Scientists convert coconut water to powder
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