Good grade coconut oil?

Tecpeds

I buy from nutiva now which tastes great and is not processed cold pressed and extra virgin without added chemicals and such but i saw carrington farms that seems to be just as good from what i read its the same price but at costco its half off and want to buy that but carrington farms uses expelled cold pressed for the coconuts and i believe that Nutiva uses the same way not sure is this really a better choice or does it not matter that its not cold pressed seeing that coconut oil is resistant to high temperatures. I know nutrients are lost the higher the temperature is but none the less i still think that a good quantity remains.

Answer
I really like Tropical Traditions coconut oil. It's really good quality oil. But i've used Nutiva too and it's really good too. Just be sure to buy virgin coconut oil, preferably cold pressed.

Coconut Oil question?

Maria Rose

I know that coconut coil has many great qualities, but, cannot seem to bring myself to just eat it buy haveing a spoonful. My question is, when you cook with it, does heating it up cause it to lose any of it's good properties? I put it in my pasta gravy & also on my bread before putting it in the toaster. Does doing this make it any less good?
Bubbles: I haven't tried adding to coffee, but, if you add it to hot coco, it's great ! (tastes like you are drinking a candy bar)

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Cooking any oil does take away some of the nutritional benefits it may have (if any), especially any Essential Fatty Acids. Coconut Oil is normally used because of the Medium Chain Triglycerides, so heating it won't have much of a problem. I know a lot of our customers like to use Coconut Oil as a spread like butter (on toast, in foods, or whatnot)... try out a few different recipes if you don't like the taste of it alone.

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