The fatty acid contents of the VCO, are
mainly medium chain saturated fatty acid (MCFA) (50%);
lauric acid, short chain saturated fatty acids (SCFA) such as
capric, caproic and caprylic acid and unsaturated fatty acids
(8%).
The advantage of the wet extraction method is due to
the fact that the oil retains more biologically active components
such as tocotrienols, polyphenols and tocopherols, that
possess the antioxidant properties.