Raw Material purchased for coconut oil manufacturing is Milling grade copra. Only copra made by sun drying of coconut is purchased from coastal area or copra manufacturers in Kangeyam, Tamil Nadu. It comes with FFA 0.5% and moisture of around 5%. It is cup in shape, inner surface is white in colour and outer surface is brown/black. It comes packed in gunny bags of 50 kg each. It is visually inspected and impurities are removed. Impurities commonly found are coconut shell, kout (bad quality copra) and plastic/jute threads.