Copra & Coconut Oil & Oil from Your Nuts
Yields copra
Enter the number of nuts, copra per nut and oil rate to get the copra yield, the coconut oil in kg and litres and the oil cake from your harvest.
Enter your harvest
Next: expect ~180 kg copra → ~128 L oil; dry copra to ~6% moisture to avoid mould (aflatoxin), and sell the cake as cattle feed.
Copra per nut and oil % vary with variety, maturity and drying; well-dried, white copra fetches the best oil yield and price.
Copra & coconut oil — key facts
- Copra
- nuts × copra per nut
- Copra per nut
- ≈ 150–200 g
- Oil
- copra × oil%
- Oil percent
- ≈ 62–68%
- Oil litres
- oil kg ÷ 0.915
- Dry to
- ≈ 6% moisture
- Oil cake
- feed by-product
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From nut to oil, with the numbers in hand
Coconut processing runs in clear steps: each nut gives a fixed weight of dried kernel as copra, and pressing turns most of that copra into oil, leaving a protein cake behind. Multiply nuts by copra per nut, then by the oil rate, and convert by density, and you can predict your oil — in kilograms or litres — from any batch of coconuts before you fire the expeller. The one thing that quietly governs all of it is drying: copra must reach low moisture or mould and aflatoxin destroy both yield and price.
This tool gives the copra yield, coconut oil in kg and litres, nuts per kg of copra and the oil cake from your inputs. Use it to plan how many nuts an oil order needs, to compare batches, and to value the by-product. Pair it with the Oil Extraction Yield, Dehydration Ratio and Value Addition Profit tools to map your whole coconut processing line.
Plan the press
Know the oil before you process the nuts.
kg and litres
Get oil both ways for packing and sales.
Value the cake
Count the feed by-product in your return.
Size to orders
Work out the nuts needed for an oil order.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is copra and how is coconut oil made?+
Copra is the dried kernel (white meat) of the coconut. The nuts are split, the kernel is prised out and sun- or kiln-dried to drive off moisture, then the dry copra is pressed in an expeller or ghani. Pressing yields coconut oil — about 62–68% of the copra weight — plus an oil cake left behind that is sold as animal feed.
How is copra and oil yield calculated?+
Copra = number of nuts × copra per nut (typically 150–200 g of dry copra each). Oil = copra × oil% (about 62–68%). Oil litres = oil kg ÷ 0.915 (the density of coconut oil). For example 1000 nuts at 180 g give 180 kg of copra, and at 65% that's about 117 kg of oil ≈ 128 litres.
How much copra does one coconut give?+
A typical mature nut yields roughly 150–200 g of dry copra, though it varies with variety and nut size — tall varieties and larger nuts give more, dwarfs less. This tool lets you set your own copra per nut so the estimate matches the coconuts you actually process.
What oil percent should I expect from copra?+
Well-dried copra contains about 62–68% oil by weight; the rest is fibre, protein and residual moisture that stay in the cake. A good expeller, run on properly dried copra, recovers near the top of that range. Poorly dried or stale copra gives less oil and a darker, lower-grade product.
How do I convert oil kilograms to litres?+
Coconut oil has a density of about 0.915 kg per litre, so divide the oil weight in kg by 0.915 to get litres — roughly a 9% increase in the number. The tool reports both kg and litres so you can plan packing, storage tanks and sales in whichever unit your buyers use.
Why must copra be dried to about 6% moisture?+
Copra dried to around 6% moisture or below resists mould; left wetter, it grows fungi — including Aspergillus, which produces aflatoxin, a toxin that ruins the oil for food use and can be rejected at sale. Drying to the right moisture protects both the yield and the safety and price of the copra.
What makes the best copra and oil yield?+
Use fully mature nuts, split and dry the kernel promptly and evenly — sun-drying on clean racks or a mechanical drier — to reach white, well-dried copra without scorching. Clean, white copra at low moisture presses to the highest oil yield and a clear, premium oil that commands the best price.
What is the oil cake worth?+
Coconut oil cake (poonac) is the solid residue after pressing — roughly a third of the copra weight — and is a protein-rich livestock feed, especially for cattle and poultry. It recovers real value from the by-product, so the tool reports the oil cake alongside the oil.
Does this work for any number of nuts?+
Yes — enter any quantity of nuts and the tool scales copra, oil in kg and litres, and oil cake for you. It also reports nuts per kg of copra so you can benchmark your kernel size and compare batches regardless of how many coconuts you process at a time.
Are these figures exact?+
They are solid planning figures. Real yield shifts with coconut variety and maturity, nut size, drying quality and moisture, and the expeller's efficiency. Weigh the copra and the oil from a few batches, plug in your own copra-per-nut and oil rates, and the estimate will closely track your operation.