In conclusion, the study conducted to determine the effect
of VCO in comparison with CO and GO on both
in vitro and in vivo lipid peroxidation and the levels of
antioxidant enzymes in rats showed that VCO administration
increased the antioxidant enzymes and reduced the lipid
peroxide content. VCO polyphenols are also capable of
preventing in vitro lipid peroxidation than polyphenols
from CO and GO. Preliminary chemical analysis of PF
showed the presence of flavanones/dihydroflavonols like
compound. These effect of VCO may be due to the differences
in the absorption, transport and catabolism of the
consistant fatty acids and also due to higher amount of
antioxidant components compared to other oils. These results
showed that consumption of VCO extracted from
fresh coconut meat, with its high content of biologically active
components is superior in antioxidant property than
coconut oil extracted by dry process.