To check the quality of high-fat desiccated coconut powder, you can evaluate it in five main areas: appearance, smell, taste, texture, and technical specifications. Here is a clear and practical checklist used by food buyers and importers:

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✅ 1. Appearance (Visual Inspection) of desiccated coconut powder

A high-quality high-fat desiccated coconut should be:

✔ Color

• Pure white to creamy white

• No yellow, gray, brown, or black specks (these indicate old coconut, burnt drying, or contamination)

✔ Shape & Size

• Uniform particle size (fine, medium, or flakes depending on grade)

• No clumps — clumping = high moisture or old product

✔ Cleanliness

• Free of shells, husk, fibers, sand, or foreign matter

• Food safety spec requires Impurities < 0.02%

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✅ 2. Smell Test (Very Important)

Fresh high-fat DC should have:

• Natural coconut aroma

• Light, sweet, and creamy coconut smell

Avoid products that smell:

• Sour → sign of moisture or microbial activity

• Rancid / oil-oxidation smell → coconut oil has gone bad

• Burnt / smoky → poor drying process

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✅ 3. Taste Test (Small Sample)

Good quality high-fat desiccated coconut should taste:

• Rich & creamy

• Fresh coconut flavor

• Slightly sweet (natural)

Bad signs:

• Bitter

• Sour

• Stale/oily taste

These indicate oxidation or old coconut meat.

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✅ 4. Texture Check

Rub a pinch between your fingers:

• Good product: soft, dry, oily feel (because of high fat)

• Should not feel wet

• Should not feel extremely hard or too dry (means over-processed)

If it forms small lumps that break easily, it’s ok.
If it forms hard, solid chunks, moisture is too high → poor quality.

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✅ 5. Technical Specification (COA or Product Sheet)

Ask the supplier for a Certificate of Analysis.

High-fat DC should have roughly:

• Fat content: 60–65%

• Moisture: < 3%

• FFA (Free Fatty Acid): < 0.3% (low FFA = fresh, good oil)

Microbiological:

• TPC: < 10,000 cfu/g

• E. coli: Negative

• Salmonella: Negative

Lower counts = better hygiene and processing.

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✅ 6. Check Packaging & Storage

Good packaging includes:

• Food-grade sealed bags

• Vacuum or nitrogen-flushed is even better (slows oxidation)

• No oil stains inside the bag

• Bag must not be puffy (gas formation = microbiological activity)

Storage

• Cool, dry place

• Avoid sunlight (UV damages coconut oil)

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✅ 8. Shelf Life Test (Optional but Useful)

Leave a small amount exposed to air for 2–3 days:

• Good quality: stays white and smells normal

• Bad quality: quickly turns yellow or smells rancid

TOP OF DESICCATED COCONUT POWDER EXPORTER IN VIET NAM

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1. High-fat DESICCATED COCONUT POWDER: medium and fine grade
2. Low- fat DESICCATED COCONUT POWDER: medium and fine grade

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