Review: Asam Lemak Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) dan Manfaatnya untuk Kesehatan
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https://doi.org/10.30737/agrinika.v4i1.1128Keywords:
Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, coconut, fatty acid, VCOAbstract
Coconut plant is often called the plant of life because every part of the coconut plant can be used and processed into a product. One of the commercially processed coconut products, namely Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), which is believed to have health properties. This article is written based on the results of a systematic literature review which relies on literature studies on the topic of virgin coconut oil. Virgin coconut oil is produced from fresh coconut flesh (non-copra), the processing process is not through a chemical process and does not use high heating so that the characteristics of the oil produced are clear (clear) and have a distinctive aroma of coconut. The fatty acids contained in VCO are saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The components included in saturated fatty acids are caproic acid, caprylic acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid and lauric acid; while the unsaturated fatty acid components are cyclopropanpentanoic acid, oleic acid, and stearic acid. VCO contains short and medium-chain fatty acids which are known to have certain biological functions for the human body. These benefits include its functions as anti-bacterial and anti-fungal.
Tanaman kelapa sering dijuluki sebagai tanaman kehidupan karena setiap bagian dari tanaman kelapa dapat dimanfaatkan dan diolah menjadi suatu produk. Salah satu produk olahan kelapa komersial yaitu Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) yang dipercaya memiliki khasiat untuk kesehatan. Artikel ini ditulis berdasarkan hasil tinjauan pustaka sistematis (systematic literature review) yang mengandalkan studi pustaka dengan topik mengenai minyak kelapa murni. VCO dihasilkan dari daging buah kelapa segar (non kopra) yang proses pengolahannya tidak melalui proses kimiawi dan tidak menggunakan pemanasan tinggi, sehingga karakteristik minyak yang dihasilkan berwarna bening (jernih) serta beraroma khas kelapa. Asam lemak yang terkandung dalam VCO tersebut merupakan asam lemak jenuh dan tak jenuh. Komponen yang termasuk dalam asam lemak jenuh yaitu, asam kaproat, asam kaprilat, asam miristat, asam palmitat dan asam laurat; sedangkan komponen asam lemak tak jenuh yaitu asam siklopropanpentanoat, asam oleat, dan asam stearat. VCO mengandung asam lemak rantai pendek dan menengah atau medium yang diketahui mempunyai fungsi biologis tertentu bagi tubuh manusia. Manfaat tersebut meliputi fungsi sebagai anti bakteri dan anti jamur.
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