Our coconut oils are the best virgin coconut oils available anywhere in the world. Our two types of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil are a clear liquid like water just above room temperature and pure white as a solid at room temperature and colder. Both of these processes yield a pure, extra virgin, cold-pressed coconut oil. They both have the taste and smell of coconuts and vary only slightly because they are each made with a slightly different method.
The coconuts used for these oils are grown and processed organically, without the use of fertilizers or chemical solvents or additives. Each batch of oil is tested and goes through quality control procedures. Both of these oils taste lightly of sweet coconuts, have low moisture content, and a long shelf life.
David Wolfe, a leading raw food advocate, has tested the enzymes that naturally occur in fresh coconut meat. He says these enzymes are heat liable at 170 ° F and would be denatured if processed at such high temperatures. Therefore, since our oils are processed at 78.8° F (Centrifuged) and processed at room temperature keeping it below 96 degrees F (Traditional Philippine), they still contain the live enzymes and can be considered live foods, a healthy and digestible choice.
Coconut
Oil and Health Issues
Coconut Oil and Heart Health
While many people may be avoiding coconut oil and other tropical oils because of warnings about saturated fat, they may not have heard that recent scientific evidence separates natural, unrefined saturated oils from hydrogenated trans fatty acids. Long term epidemiological studies on communities who derive large portions of their calories from saturated fat from coconuts and coconut oils show no evidence of an increase in heart disease or any unfavorable cholesterol balance. These populations enjoy much lower rates of cardiovascular disease than we do in the United States, even though they consume large amounts of saturated fat and medium chain triglycerides from coconut oil. However, they consume little to no trans fatty acids from hydrogenated oils.
The FDA and the US Department of Health estimate that artificially hydrogenated trans fats, the type found in fast food, processed junk foods and pastries cause hundreds of fatal heart attacks every year. These are the dangerous saturated fatty acids that we should be limiting in our diet, not naturally pure, healthy coconut oil.
Only animal foods contain cholesterol, and coconut oil is a naturally cholesterol free food. Scientists have studied the effects of coconut oil consumption on different types of cholesterol and blood lipids. Consumption of the recommended serving size of coconut oil along with a healthy diet and lifestyle, helps maintain normal levels of cholesterol.† Read more on coconut oil and health related issues by clicking on Heart
Disease.
Coconut
Oil & Metabolism
Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT’s) are commonly used in special nutrition formulas created for hospitalized patients. The medium-chain fatty acids in coconut oil are much different than the long-chain fatty acids found in seed oils. This difference affects how the body utilizes the oil. Because of the ease in how MCT’s are digested and metabolized, this oil can be used even when people have compromised digestive systems. Read more on coconut oil and health related issues by clicking on Metabolism.
Coconut
Oil & Weight Loss
In the United States 55% of the population is overweight. One in 4 adults is considered obese. The former recommendation to simply restrict fat has been discredited by most recent nutritional and obesity research, and by the skyrocketing obesity rates among a fat conscious nation.
Coconut Oil is a healthy source of MCT’s, which the body readily absorbs and converts to energy. MCT’s found in coconut oil support healthy thermogenesis levels. Coconut oil is also ideal for people on low carbohydrate diets.† Read more on coconut oil and health related issues by clicking on Weight
Loss.
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