Virgin coconut oil is different from normal coconut oil primarily in terms of the extraction process. Virgin coconut oil is extracted from coconut milk obtained from fresh coconut while normal coconut oil is extracted by cold compression with a moisture content of

around 6%. The extraction of virgin coconut oil does not involve heat treatment. Virgin coconut oil tastes and smells like fresh coconuts and is not refined. Virgin coconut oil is effective as a moisturizing agent as its antioxidant properties are far better than those of normal coconut oil.Virgin coconut oil has higher vitamin content, antioxidants, minerals, medium chain fatty acids, and protein content than normal coconut oil. The shelf life of virgin coconut oil is also longer than any other edible oil and it also does not go rancid easily. Owing to the presence of high amounts of lauric acid and capric acid, virgin coconut oil is also being considered for the treatment of AIDS.In this Technavio report, we have covered the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global virgin coconut oil market for 2016-2020.

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 6

PART 02: Scope of the report ........................................... 17

Market overview 17

Top-vendor offerings 19

PART 03: Market research methodology ......................... 20

Research methodology 20

Economic indicators 20

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 21

Key market highlights 21

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 23

Market overview 23

Global vegetable oil market 23

Global virgin coconut oil market 24

Five forces analysis 25

PART 06: Market segmentation by product ..................... 26

Global organic virgin coconut oil market 26

Global inorganic virgin coconut oil market 27

PART 07: Market segmentation by distribution channel 28

PART 08: Geographical segmentation ............................. 30

Virgin coconut oil market in APAC 30

Virgin coconut oil market in Europe 31

Virgin coconut oil market in Americas 32

Virgin coconut oil market in MEA 33

PART 09: Key leading countries ....................................... 34

US 34

UK 34

India 35

Philippines 35

PART 10: Market drivers ................................................... 36

PART 11: Impact of drivers ............................................... 38

PART 12: Market challenges ............................................. 39

PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges .................... 41

PART 14: Market trends .................................................... 42

PART 15: Vendor landscape ............................................. 43

Competitive scenario 43

Barlean's 44

Hain Celestial Group 45

Nutiva 50

Tropical Traditions 51

Other prominent vendors 53

PART 16: Appendix............................................................ 55

List of abbreviations 55

PART 17: Explore Technavio ............................................ 56