Is this coconut oil ok???

April 5, 2007

GREEN LABEL VIRGIN COCONUT OIL SPECIAL GALLONS: BUY 1 GET 1 FREE ENDS SUNDAY!

What is Fractionated Coconut oil. Is this one ok???? I also use this to

cook with and also to acut the oils with, but it does not say fractionatyed.

Tropical Traditions Green Label Virgin Coconut Oil is a high quality

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and then the oil is cold-pressed out by machine. As with other Virgin Coconut

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NOT made from copra, but from certified organic fresh coconuts that are

processed shortly after they are harvested. After the oil is cold-pressed out of

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April 5, 2007

In a " Nut Shell " (no pun intended), It is the process that takes out

the unstable fatty acids in the oil that would go rancid quickly.

Also, takes out the signature smell of the coconut. Also more stable

in higher heat (thus the best Coc. Oil to cook with).

Here is a great description so that you can refer to it later:

Many people are familiar with whole coconut oil, which is a solid at

room temperature ( see Kobashi organic Coconut Oil), but do not have

experience with Fractionated Coconut oil. All carrier oils consist of

fatty acids; triglycerides which means they contain three, long-chain

fatty ester groups. Most all plant derived carrier oils consist

entirely of what are called " unsaturated " fatty acid triglycerides

which means they have one or more carbon-carbon double bonds in their

long fatty ester side chains which are typically 16 to 20+ carbon

units long. The double bonds in these side chains are susceptible to

oxidation over time and their reactions with oxygen are what can

produce the rancid odor. Whole coconut oil also has some quite long

unsaturated fatty acid triglycerides (which is why it is a solid at

room temperature). But the coconut oil is special in that it has a

relatively high percentage of shorter length (C8, C10), completely

saturated (no double bonds) triglycerides. Theses smaller fatty acid

triglycerides are separated from the whole coconut oil to give us

what is known as " Fractionated Coconut Oil. "

> GREEN LABEL VIRGIN COCONUT OIL SPECIAL GALLONS: BUY 1 GET 1 FREE

> ENDS SUNDAY!

>

> What is Fractionated Coconut oil. Is this one ok???? I also use

> this to

> cook with and also to acut the oils with, but it does not say

> fractionatyed.

>

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April 5, 2007

I too, get really confused over which virgin coconut oil is the one we are

'supposed' to use (for food).

The ones in the grocery store are liquid, the stuff we bought thru a coop was

white/hard...

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April 5, 2007

Hi,

The Virgin Coconut oil is much different than Fractionated Coconut

Oil. The Fractionated is only a portion of the total coconut oil,

processed to be liquid at room temperature and has a near-forever

shelf life (it just doesn't go bad, which is one reason I like it). I

use it for part of my massage oil blend, body sprays and some perfume

oils.

The Virgin is much different--it'll be a soft solid at room

temperature and might melt some if the room is much above 75 degrees.

I don't soap with the Virgin but you certainly could--I prefer to use

mine for cooking because there's a bit of the smell and taste of the

coconut in the oil. It's awesome to pop popcorn in, for instance, and

I know our List Mom Chris has used it extensively in cooking as well.

BTW the coconut I soap with is either the 76 degree or the 110

degree--usually the 76, as it is very reasonable cost-wise and holds

up well for me if I have to slow down on soaping while my back pitches

its occasional fits (like now with me moving this next couple of

weeks).

HTH,

Serra

On 4/5/07, kerley983 <kerley983 wrote:

> >

> GREEN LABEL VIRGIN COCONUT OIL SPECIAL GALLONS: BUY 1 GET 1 FREE ENDS SUNDAY!

>

> What is Fractionated Coconut oil. Is this one ok???? I also use this to

> cook with and also to acut the oils with, but it does not say fractionatyed.

>

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April 5, 2007

I'm still using what I bought from Chris from her last co-op. Do wish she'd do

it again! Wink wink!

~J~

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April 6, 2007

That would be what we know as Copha here in Australia I think, would that be

right.

Used in cooking cause it has a very high flash point, and the essential

ingredient in chocolate crackles.