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How 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 oil is cold-pressed
at below 113 degrees. 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 raw, extra-virgin Organic 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.
Since the 1960s, coconut oil has been mistakenly described as unhealthy. The
media reported on studies finding that tropical coconut oils were laden with
artery-clogging fats. What went unreported was the fact that the coconut oil
used in the studies was hydrogenated—not the virgin oil used for centuries
as a staple food.
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.
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Serving Size: 1 Tablespoon
Servings per container: 109 |
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| | Amount Per Serving | | % Daily Value* | |
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| Calories |
120 |
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| -- Calories from Fat |
120 |
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| Total Fat |
14 gram |
22% |
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| -- Saturated Fat |
12.5 gram |
63% |
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| -- Polyunsaturated Fat |
0.5 gram |
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| -- Monounsaturated Fat |
1 gram |
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| -- Trans Fat |
0 gram |
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| Cholesterol |
0 mg |
0% |
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| Sodium |
0 mg |
0% |
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| Total Carbohydrate |
0 mg |
0% |
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| Protein |
0 gram |
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Other Ingredients: 100% organic unrefined extra-virgin coconut
oil.
• Certified organic and non-GMO
• Made from fresh coconuts, not dried copra
• Cold-processed under 104 degrees
• Expeller-pressed within two hours of chopping
• Unrefined
• Chemical-free
• Unfermented *
• Unbleached
• Undeodorized
• Unhydrogenated
• Pure white like fresh coconut
• Tastes like fresh coconut
• Has a fresh coconut fragrance
• Product of the Philippines
• Made with our Fresh is Best ™ commitment
* Other brands utilize heat and fermentation, waiting more than 10 hours
between chopping the coconut and pressing the oil, adversely affecting flavor.
Chop up a variety of vegetables: carrots, beets, onions, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, turnips, kale, chard, etc. Place these in a metal or bamboo steamer and add some dried herbs. Steam the vegetables till they're done and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle with seal salt and add a few tablespoons of Nutiva Coconut Oil and Nutiva Hempseed (delicious and rich in protein and Omega-3). Serve and enjoy!
