Coconuts (Cocos nucifera) were purchased fresh from a local grocery store. After removal of the shell and parings, the coconut endosperm was passed through a Krauss-Maffei (Rotary wedge type) with a sieve plate (3-mm hole) through which shredded coconut meat was forced out 12. The resulting coconut gratings were pressed in a screw press (Model CME-100) to extract coconut milk. Besides, oils are easily removed by using extrusion and screw pressing method 13. CR with treatment was washed with running tap water at ambient temperature and CR without treatment was simply collected. The residual coconut fiber for both groups was subjected to an 8-hour Soxhlet extraction for fat removal at 40 to 60°C. Finally, the sample was kept in a hot air oven at 55°C for 3 h to remove the petroleum ether 1.