Virgin coconut oil - 15, 29 and 54 oz clear PET bottle. Bulk
1 and 5 gallon sizes also available.
How virgin coconut oil is
processed is the key to optimizing its taste, texture, color,
and aroma. Within two hours of Nutiva's coconuts being chopped,
the virgin coconut oil is cold-pressed. Contrast this with 99
percent of the coconut oil used today in cooking and body care.
First, the coconut is chopped and left to dry in the sun for days.
Then the meat is scooped out and sent thousands of miles to giant
oil mills where the oxidizing coco meat is refined, bleached,
and/or deodorized. Ironically, this product is often labeled as "certified
organic.”
There is no comparison between Nutiva's cold-pressed, Organic
extra-virgin coconut oil, with its light taste, pleasant aroma,
and pure white color, and industrialized coconut oil, with its
bland taste, faint aroma, and off-white color. Please note that
any tiny brown specks found at the bottom of Nutiva's Coconut
oil are from the coconut fiber and are indigenous to extra-virgin
coconut oil.
Coconut oil is about 50 percent lauric acid, a rare medium-chain fatty acid found in mother's milk that supports healthy metabolism and is now being studied for its anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial health-protecting properties. Overall, coconut oil contains 92% saturated fats, and only 1% Omega-6, the fat Americans get way too much of.
Since the 1960s, coconut oil has been unfairly labeled as "unhealthy." The
media reported studies of how tropical coconut oils were laden
with artery-clogging saturated fats. What was left out of these
reports was the fact that the coconut oil used in the studies
was not the virgin oil used for centuries but hydrogenated coconut
oil. We have since learned it's the hydrogenation — artificially
adding a hydrogen molecule to oils in order to make them shelf-stable — that's
the problem, not the coconut oil itself. Hydrogenated soy, corn,
and canola oils — loaded with dangerous trans-fats and
processed with toxic hexane solvents — are routinely added
to packaged foods. Hydrogenation fattened corporate profits and
American waistlines, and is now linked with trans-fats and associated
heart disease.
Baby formulas often include pure coconut oil as an ingredient
because coconut is such a healthy super food. Virgin coconut
oil is rich in the essential fatty acids, the "good fats" that
doctors recommend and is cholesterol - and trans fat-free.
Health Properties of Lauric Acid
One of the “good fats” that makes up about 50% of
coconut oil, is lauric acid. Lauric acid is a rare medium-chain
fatty acid found in mother's milk. It is now being shown to have
anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial health-protecting
properties. Some researchers predict that lauric acid will one
day become as well known in health circles as Omega-3 is today.
As studies reveal the downsides of consuming too many Omega-6
vegetable oils with their saturated fatty acids, coconut oil
is making a comeback. We suggest consuming 3 tablespoons of extra
virgin coconut oil a day.
Hydrogenated Trans Fat or Healing Coconut Oil?
The FDA started requiring the labeling of "trans fats" in
2006, and as a result the entire fat category is undergoing a
review of its traditions and assumptions. Hemp and coconut oil
products deliver the nourishing "good fats, which can play
a vital role in our health. Millions of Americans are questioning
the outmoded assumptions regarding “zero fat is good”, "tropical
fats are bad," and "lots of vegetable oils are beneficial".
The traditional Pacific Islander diet included large quantities
of coconut meat and oil, and those who still follow this diet
have a low incidence of heart disease or weight issues. When
a Western-style diet including vegetable oils replaces their
traditional diet, all of the fat-related diseases common in the
developed nations such as coronary heart disease begin to appear,
their immune systems get weaker and serum cholesterol levels
go up.
Besides its nutritional value, pure coconut oil also makes a
luscious and soothing massage and body oil for dry and or damaged
skin.
I encourage many of my customers to use coconut oil and I demo Nutriva for taste and as a skin softner. Yes, it is priced great! My favorite is popcorn popped in Nutriva's coconut oil. It will last a long time. I kept it 3 weeks for a trial and it tastes just as great as day one. Also I massage it on the chest when my daughter has her asthma cough or when running a fever the pores are open and her body absorbed it and she felt better in 30 minutes. It has proved it's awesome antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial qualties. Plus it is superior for energy, so when I feel tired about 2:00 in the afternoon I spread it on toast or let a spoonful disolve in my mouth (siliva will break down the oil) and I feel an awesome energy boost. Set a 30 minute timer and see if you can notice the difference!
As well as for occasional cooking, I use Nutiva coconut oil on my skin. Applying a small amount after showering moisturizes dry skin without the worry of unwanted or unfamiliar chemicals going into the skin or body.
Everyone seems to love Nutiva, and for good reason. It has the nicest scent, tastes wonderful, and is a great value. We use it on toast, saute and roast vegetables with it, and cook whole grains with it. It's also great as a substitute for butter in brownies. My daughter has been eating 2-4 tablespoons of it a day (including the amount we use to cook with), and her hair loss has decreased quite a bit!
I read how healthy extra virgin coconut oil can be so I tried this brand and now I'm hooked. It's pretty much the only oil I use in the kitchen. I've read that it helps regulate the thyroid. I'm starting to believe it because I've consumed a lot more oil since using this and actually lost weight instead of putting it on!! No wonder I love it! I use it for almost everything, andI even spread coconut oil on toast instead of butter.
I love olive oil and I even have my own olive trees that produce oil but it is not good to use for cooking. Nutiva coconut oil is perfect for cooking and it has a much higher heat tolerance than other oils. Definitely a healthy choice and the food will not taste like coconut, just delicious!
I first had Nutiva Coconut oil when my foodie son-in-law used it in his cooking on a recent trip to their home in Laguna Beach. Wow! There was such difference between the coconut oil that I was used to back at the inn. [I am a Chef in an upscale Bed and Breakfast]. My jar of odorless and tasteless oil has sat unused. There is no simply no comparison to the flavor and aroma of this excellent coconut oil. One large jar of Nutiva Coconut Oil has gone fast, so tonight I ordered more.
I've tried so many coconut oil products! Most were OK but didn't have any coconut taste, a few were a bit musty and one was a definite miss. I love the fresh coconut flavor of Nutiva, light enough so that you don't notice it where you don't want it, but strong enough if I use it straight, as I frequently do. This is undoubtedly my favorite and the only fat I use (except for in salad, because the coconut oil sets at salad temperature. I've combined coconut with olive oil, and that works fine when the salad is not ice cold)
I've only used 2 coconut oils, Nutiva and Nature's Way. I prefer Nutiva's light taste - it tastes more like sweet butter, without an overpowering coconut taste. I spread it on toast, and use it for baking and sauteeing - it is the perfect substitute for butter. It also makes my skin very soft. Of all the coconut oils, Nutiva is the best value!
Organic coconut oil tends to be quite expensive, especially since I use so much of it. Nutiva's coconut oil is the best value I've found. The quality of this coconut oil, in my experience, is excellent. You won't go wrong with Nutiva!
This is excellent coconut oil. I use virgin coconut oil for baking, greasing pans, frying and in any recipe that calls for oil. When it is in its solid form (under 76 degrees), I can easily measure how much I need and melt it and let it cool.. It's a healthy way to make cakes, brownies, pies.
This is definitely the best coconut oil I've found - it's organic and 1st-pressed (extra virgin), and better yet, is made from fresh coconut flesh (copra). The other virgin coconut oils I've investigated are made from dried-out copras (which tend to go moldy). And the price per ounce is the best too. The taste is simply beyond compare.
Coconut oil is about 50 percent lauric acid, a rare medium-chain fatty acid found in mother's milk that supports healthy metabolism and is now being studied for its anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial health-protecting properties. Overall, coconut oil contains 92% saturated fats, and only 1% Omega-6, the fat Americans get way too much of. 
Leah Brinks - Retail owner
| 2008-12-24 09:29:05
