EHS: Trivia Quiz!

EHS: Trivia Quiz!

Are you about to go NUTS? Take this fun trivia quiz to see how much you know about the coconut industry!

Multiple Choice

______ is the world's leading coconut producer in 2019, with about 17.1 million metric tons of coconuts produced.

• India

• Indonesia

• Philippines

• Cambodia

Indonesia is the top coconut producer in 2019.

They are followed by the Philippines, and then India.

Multiple Choice

This fatty acid is the primary component of coconut oil.

• Caprylic acid (C8)

• Capric acid (C10)

• Lauric acid (C12)

• Palmitic acid (C16)

Coconut oils are mainly composed of saturated fatty acids such as lauric acid that account to up to 50% of its composition.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Virgin coconut oil is produced by subjecting extracted coconut oil to processes such as refining, bleaching, and deodorizing.

• True

• False

Coconut oils are processed and refined using heating and chemicals, whereas virgin coconut oils are not exposed to such processes.

Multiple Choice

The following properties have been reported to be exhibited by virgin coconut oil EXCEPT:

• Antiviral

• Anti-inflammatory

• Antimicrobial

• Antihistamine

VCO has no known antihistamine properties... so far.

Antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties have all been reported.

Multiple Choice

The Philippine National Standard (PNS) for Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) was established and was adopted in 2004. The latest revision of this standard was in:

• 2004

• 2007

• 2010

• 2013

PNS/BAFPS 22:2004 was revised in 2007 in order to reflect the results of the studies

conducted on VCO.

The PNS:BAFPS 22:2007 is the standard we follow to this day.