Changes in the quantity and quality of coconut oil due to microbial infection of copra

Abstract

Studies on the quantitative and qualitative changes of coconut oil consequent on inoculation of copra with different fungi and Bacillus subtilis singly and in combination showed that there was a progressive reduction in oil content and rancidity in ail the infected samples. Maximum reduction in oil was recorded in samples inoculated with Aspergillus niger and A. flavus individually.