CDA educates customers on identifying good coconut oil
 

by Ramani Kangaraarachchi

Coconut Development Authority (CDA) has launched a program to educate housewives, and public on how to identify quality coconut oil practically.

A demonstration was held at the Food Festival held at the Vihara Maha Devi Park recently. Director CDA, H.D. Jayasinghe said that this was launched following a research which showed that the public do not know the health benefits of using coconut oil for their daily food and the value of it.

He said, that good coconut oil heats very quickly, it does not generate bubbles when frying and give the real taste and a good smell when frying food. The CDA officials demonstrated the difference between the food fried with palm oil diluted coconut oil and real coconut oil at this festival. Around 5,000 visited the three-day program.

The CDA has planned to carry out this educational program throughout the island. Arrangements have also been made to produce coconut oil in bulk form under CDA supervision and to issue a quality certificate to every coconut oil manufacturer.