ture (0.05%) content showed the stability of the oil for storage. The
181 saponification value 250 and iodine value 8 of the oil indicate the
presence of higher level of saturated lipids. The lipid composition of extracted oil exhibit a profile of 95.6% – tri acyl glycerides, 0.57% – di acyl glycerides, 3.4% – polar acyl glycerides, 0.04% phos- pholipids, 0.02% glycolipids and traces of mono acyl glycerides. The fatty acid profile of coconut oil exhibits the content of short and long chain fatty acids with 93% saturated lipids and the remaining unsaturated. The distribution of short chain fatty acids of Lauric (47.2%), Myristic (19.42%), Caprylic (8.21%) and Capric (5.59%) acids indicate the uniqueness of coconut oil compared with other vegetable oils.