Coconut Oil

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Permalink Reply by James Simmons on February 23, 2010 at 9:48am

Virgin coconut oil retains the coconut smell and flavor. Expeller pressed coconut oil is without the original coconut smell and flavor. We have been happy with the quality of coconut products we have obtained from Tropical Traditions. You can google them.

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Permalink Reply by RuLea Taggart on February 23, 2010 at 4:44pm

I also agree with James & Colleen. I love the Tropical Traditions products....having used both the cold-pressed extra virgin coconut oil (raw) & also the expeller-pressed for cooking. For more indepth info on the processing of TT coconut oil, go to www.tropicaltraditions.com. Also there's LOTS of good recipes using all their coconut products. I also love the Coconut Cream Concentrate & have used coconut flour some. Good Luck & Enjoy!! (I'm just new to this site - a great adventure to being more healthy - thank you!)

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Permalink Reply by Eve Orr on February 24, 2010 at 10:17am

I'm curious. I have never used coconut oil. What advantages does it have over other oils, and why would it be preferred without the coconut flavor?

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Permalink Reply by MB on February 25, 2010 at 11:30am

I see that I should read the replies before I reply. As my recommendation is the same as Jims...
Go to:
http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/virgin_coconut_oil.htm
click on Coconut Oil on the side bar and you can read about the different varieties

I have bought my coconut oil here for many years and have always been pleased with the service and the quality.

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Permalink Reply by Tammie Nelson on February 25, 2010 at 12:45pm

I have found that my favorite place to get coconut oil is http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/cgi-bin/Main.pl?AID=092220&BID... They sell it in both extra virgin and expeller pressed, in bulk (1 and 5 gallon containers) and it's the most affordable and best quality I have found.

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Permalink Reply by Amber Peterson on February 25, 2010 at 5:28pm

Wonderful info...thank you all so much!

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Permalink Reply by Amber Peterson on February 25, 2010 at 5:31pm

There are several advantages...I just found a couple of great articles...check them out. Happy Reading!

http://www.mnwelldir.org/docs/nutrition/coconut.htm
http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health...

Eve Orr said:

I'm curious. I have never used coconut oil. What advantages does it have over other oils, and why would it be preferred without the coconut flavor?

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Permalink Reply by Valerie Penfold on February 28, 2010 at 10:04pm

Here is where I've bought it from and it is really good.
http://www.greenpasture.org
This is the actual link to the coconut oil's page http://www.greenpasture.org/retail/?t=products&p=products&a...
It is less expensive than tropical traditions. The product info is: 1 Gallon Organic, Cold Pressed, Virgin Coconut Oil $39.00
Tropical Traditions sells their Expeller-Pressed (which is their refined oil) for this same price, their organic virgin oil is $79.00 for the same thing.

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Permalink Reply by James Simmons on March 1, 2010 at 10:07pm

The saturated fat in coconut has a completely different metabolic pathway than animal fat. Rather than being stored as fat, it is used for immediate energy, much like carbohydrates. It does not lead to heart disease, as once believed. It also has several medicinal qualities including anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-free-radical, anti-heart disease, anti-arthritis, and anti-osteoporosis. It can be a healthy and enjoyable addition to diet, as evidenced by the truly native populations that use it; however, it is an energy dense source of food and like all oils should be treated us such.

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Permalink Reply by Kisi Watkins on February 6, 2011 at 7:32pm

Hi Jim,  I recently was talking to a woman with a PhD in nutrition about coconut oil, and she disagreed with my saying that it's a healthier oil.  One of her comments made sense and has really made me think.  She said that what the truly native polynesians used in eating so much coconut stuff is nothing like the highly processed product that we know as coconut oil.  This seems true.  Before the industrial revolution, they didn't have anything akin to what we do to make coconut oil.  Can you please comment on this.  Someone was asking me about coconut oil today, and I don't want to respond until I check this out.

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Permalink Reply by James Simmons on February 7, 2011 at 2:57pm

In a conversation I had with Tropical Traditions a few years ago, they shared their process for making coconut oil, which seemed to me to be a traditional practice dating back a long, long time, in fact a process developed by the natives themselves. They told me that all of their oil is produced directly by natives and none is produced industrially. Kisi, would you be willing to contact them with this same question and let me know what you learn? My comment is based upon conversations that took place a number of years ago and is purely recollection. I have noticed more recently that as a company they are being touted in the following shoppers guide, which is from a company whose sole intent is to help consumers know which foods they can buy that are not genetically modified by Mosanto and the likes. Take a look at the guide by clicking on the link below:

Shopper's Guide to Natural Foods

Good question; one I've been following myself because of some aggressive steps Monsanto has taken to make them the only place in town a person can buy seeds.

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Permalink Reply by Brooke Sadler on March 5, 2011 at 5:30pm

On the Tropical Traditions website (linked by MB http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/virgin_coconut_oil.htm) describes their process as you describe it - not industrial.

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