Organic Coconut Sugar

Greenlife Coconut Products of Philippines, Inc was established in 2001, Phillippines as a family business. The company is a manufacturer, distributor and exporter of organic certified coconut products. Their main products are organic extra VCO, culinary VCO, coconut vinegar, coconut sugar and syrup, MCT oil, coconut sap amino and coconut wine. Greenlife is a social enterprise that manufactures Organic Coconut Products, one of their goals is to uplift lives of local coconut farmers by including them in the supply chain so they can also benefit from the increasing demand of coconut products worldwide. Their goal is to become the leading producer of High-Value Coconut Products that will create jobs for the farmers and help the development in the coconut community. The company is also certified by Hala, EU, USDA, Jas and Fairtrade. One of the most notable clients of the company is La Maison Du Coco from France and they detail with organic distributors, malls and importers. They have experience in exporting to UAE, Malaysia, Columbia, Canada and Europe.

Greenlife offers retail as well as bulk packaging options. The coconut sugar is packed in paper packets of different quantities. The company can offer OEM label or a private label representing clients brand. All packed and labelled containers are stored on pallets or dunnage, in a cool, dry, odour-free area. The storage area is away from sunlight and away from walls. It is ensured that the oil does not have prolonged exposure to high temperatures. The order is ready in 15-30 days from the initial date of order.

Greenlife Coconut Products ensures that all quality control compliance norms are based on Philippine National Standards(PNS), CGMP and Food Safety Compliant. They ensure that all products are made under strict quality and hygiene control by regularly inspecting the products at all stages of the process. The company and all its products are FDA LTO and CPR certified. Green life has a lot of international certifications including EU, JAS, HALAL, USDA and Fairtrade.

Greenlife has an organic farm size for the cultivation of coconuts spread across 115 ha. and a state of art processing facility of 5000 sqm. The organic farms are located in the various areas of the Marinduque Province while the processing facility is located in Lucena City, Quezon Province. The average yield for organic coconuts is 100 MT per year. The highest yield of coconuts often comes during the 2nd and 3rd quarter of the year. Organic coconut trees are naturally grown without any inputs nor any synthetic or adulterated interventions.

Coconut trees of the tall variety are perennial crops which require little to almost none cultivation practices once it reached the maturity phase. Currently, coconut trees are planted on hilly and forest areas with suitable sand-clay soil type. For the tall variety of coconut trees, there's no strict weather condition necessary so long as it's cultivated in a tropical area. No advanced mechanical agricultural technology is applied for cropping and yielding of the tall variety of the coconut trees. Most of the farming task from planting up to yielding is done naturally. Manual farming techniques and approaches derived from traditional practices are applied right from the process of planting to yielding with a minimal innovative method. Fully matured organic coconuts are harvested every 45 days.

The harvested coconuts undergo processing using simple machinery. The processing techniques include various induction motor mechanism for deshelling, scraping, slicing, shredding, extracting and centrifugal separation. The company has the capacity to export 10 MT of organic virgin coconut oil and other derivatives per 40 working days on an average.

GreenLife offers Organic Coconut Sugar which is low in glycemic index and diabetic-friendly. It has vitamins and minerals including Vitamins C, B1 B2, B3, and B6, as well as Phosphorous, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Zinc and Copper. It also provides small amounts of phytonutrients, such as polyphenols, flavonoids and anthocyanidin, and antioxidants. These phytonutrients help reduce blood sugar, inflammation and cholesterol, making organic coconut sugar is a better option than many other sweeteners and also better option of the Paleo Diet. It is a healthy alternative to refined sugar in the market.

The naturally sweet sugar can be used as an ingredient in baking. The product can be stored for 2 years from the date of manufacturing at normal temperatures dry place at ambient temperature and away from direct sunlight