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Bacterial Cellulose
nata.de.coco.supply.does.not.rely.on.a.season.because.coconuts.are.available.
all.year.long..Based.on.a.feasibility.analysis.by.the.Central.Bank.of.Indonesia,.
the.price.of.nata.de.coco.rounds.up.to.460€/t.(dry.weight).(Andrade.et.al..2010).
Nata.de.coco.is.one.of.the.most.reliable.export.commodities.from.the.South.
Lampung.Regency.of.Indonesia..Coconut.water.and.coconut.milk.can.be.used.
as.raw.materials.for.nata.de.coco..One.of.the.biggest.companies.is.PT.Keong.
Nusantara.Abadi..This.company.obtains.32,000.l.of.coconut.milk.every.day.
(from.96,000.coconuts).for.the.production.of.nata.de.coco..Another.large.company. is. PT. Sari. Segar. Husada,. which. concentrates. on. the. canned. coconut.
industry.. This. company. uses. 85,000–100,000. coconuts. per. day. to. produce.
12.2.t.of.dried.coconuts.per.day.and.20.t.of.nata.de.coco.per.month,.which.
are. then. exported. to. Britain. and. the. Netherlands.. Other. coconut. production.areas.in.Indonesia.are.North.Sulawesi,.Riau,.Jambi,.Lampung,.Daerah.
Istimewa.Aceh,.West.Sumatra,.North.Sumatra,.Central,.West.Java,.Central.
Java,. East. Java,. West. Kalimantan,. South. Kalimantan,. East. Nusa. Tenggara,.
and.West.Nusa.Tenggara..As.much.as.90.86%.of.the.total.coconut.production.
in.Indonesia.comes.from.these.areas.(Ministry.of.Agriculture.of.Republic.of.
Indonesia,.September.2008).
Other Commercial Producers
Thailand,.Vietnam,.and.Malaysia.are.also.large.commercial.producers.of.nata.
de. coco. food. products.. Coconut. water. from. mature. nuts,. which. are. abundantly.available.at.coconut.factories,.can.be.used.as.a.medium.for.nata.de.coco.
production..Previously.coconut.water.from.mature.nuts.was.an.agricultural.
waste.that.caused.many.disposal.problems.in.coconut.. factories..Its conversion.
into.nata.de.coco.thus.presents.an.attractive.option.for.reducing.waste.and.
producing.a.valuable.product..Typical.commercial.food.. products.using.nata.
de.coco.include.fruit.jellies.and.jams,.dairy.products,.yogurt,.ice cream,.baked.
products,.canned.beverages,.milk,.tea,.sausage.and.other.meat.products,.and.
seasonings..High.quality.standards.of.these.products.must.be.maintained.to.
compete.in.the.global.market.
Nata de Coco Facial Mask
Aside.from.its.food.uses,.nata.de.coco.has.other.possible.nonfood.applications.. Nata. de. coco. can. be. applied. in. a. number. of. ways. due. to. its. unique.
properties:. high. purity,. high. water-holding. capacity,. and. great. mechanical.
strength.. One. of. the. interesting. applications. of. nata. de. coco. is. facial. mask.
products..Nata.de.coco.facial.masks.are.made.of.BNC.film.derived.from.nata.
de.coco..BNC.films.have.been.developed.for.medical.purposes.such.as.healing.wounds.and.burns..In.addition,.it.can.be.applied.as.a.treatment.mask.for.