Rancid Oil

December 9, 2006

Hi folks

I know we have talked about this before but I am still bothered by the

uncertainty of whether my VCO is rancid or not. I was just reading one website

which said that unopened the VCO would stay good for a year but once opened it

should be stored in the refridgerator and used within 2 months.

Now, when I was fist using this gallon batch of VCO....I did not notice a

catch in my throat or slightly sore throat after eating it from the spoon....at

least I don't remember it. Now, however, (I've had the oil for maybe 3 months)

and when I take it alone in a spoon...a bit later the throat is all weird. Then

the feeling goes away. However, when I eat it with bread, cook with it or use it

in my coffee, I do not notice this at all.

The main point is that the oil smells fine and it looks fine. Is it being said

that it can still be rancid even if there are no physical signs of it? Dr. Fife

says when you eat the oil and it creates that catch in your throat, not to eat

it. I'm wondering if VCO has been chemcially tested when it has caused this

catch in the throat, in order to determine if it really was rancid. I'd be very

sad to have to throw out the rest of the gallon...and...I have also another

gallon waiting in the wings. Maybe it's better to buy one quart jar at a time at

the healthfood store?

Thanks for any thoughts you may have

Margie

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Everyone is raving about the all-new beta.

December 9, 2006

>

> Hi folks

> I know we have talked about this before but I am still bothered by

the uncertainty of whether my VCO is rancid or not.>

Hi Majorie

When the acid catches the throat it is rancid. I found even some

expensive new jars of vco in plastic tubs caught my throat but i did

not throw them out not at that price. I now buy it in glass jars and

find i don't get this problem. That is another reason why i don't

like buying it in bulk in large containers. If it's rancid it's money

down the drain.

Sally

December 9, 2006

The normal shelf life of VCO is 3-6 years Unrefrigerated.

Please give us the link where you read different.

Im suspecting they were referring to an RBD oil and not our VCO, would like to

read it

for myself. Thanks

zoe

Saturday, December 9, 2006, 4:35:14 AM, you wrote:

> Hi folks

> I know we have talked about this before but I am still bothered

> by the uncertainty of whether my VCO is rancid or not. I was just

> reading one website which said that unopened the VCO would stay good

> for a year but once opened it should be stored in the refridgerator and used

within 2 months.

>

> Now, when I was fist using this gallon batch of VCO....I did not

> notice a catch in my throat or slightly sore throat after eating it

> from the spoon....at least I don't remember it. Now, however, (I've

> had the oil for maybe 3 months) and when I take it alone in a

> spoon...a bit later the throat is all weird. Then the feeling goes

> away. However, when I eat it with bread, cook with it or use it in

> my coffee, I do not notice this at all.

>

> The main point is that the oil smells fine and it looks fine. Is

> it being said that it can still be rancid even if there are no

> physical signs of it? Dr. Fife says when you eat the oil and it

> creates that catch in your throat, not to eat it. I'm wondering if

> VCO has been chemcially tested when it has caused this catch in the

> throat, in order to determine if it really was rancid. I'd be very

> sad to have to throw out the rest of the gallon...and...I have also

> another gallon waiting in the wings. Maybe it's better to buy one

> quart jar at a time at the healthfood store?

>

> Thanks for any thoughts you may have

> Margie

>

> ---------------------------------

> Everyone is raving about the all-new beta.

>

December 9, 2006

I buy from Wilderness Family Naturals. I started out buying gallon

tubs, then moved up to 5 gallon pail. I transfer the newly opened 5

gallons of oil to the 1 gallon tubs which I had saved for that

purpose. I then transfer a quart of oil at a time to smaller plastic

jars which I use daily. The coconut oil is never refrigerated, except

if I have used oil I use for frying chicken wings. A five gallon

batch of oil will last me a year or so. So the advice to use coconut

oil within 2 months and store in the refrigerator would sure make me

NOT use that brand of oil at all. I have never had WFN oil cause a

catch in the throat. I live in New Orleans which is very humid. The

oil does not absorb moisture from the air.

When I started using coconut oil, I began with another brand. That

caused catch in the throat. I was assured by the manufacturer that

this was " natural " and not a cause for concern. Needless to say, I

won't buy from that company any more.

Alobar

On 12/9/06, Marjorie Tietjen <daystar1952@...> wrote:

> Hi folks

> I know we have talked about this before but I am still bothered by the

uncertainty of whether my VCO is rancid or not. I was just reading one website

which said that unopened the VCO would stay good for a year but once opened it

should be stored in the refridgerator and used within 2 months.

>

> Now, when I was fist using this gallon batch of VCO....I did not notice a

catch in my throat or slightly sore throat after eating it from the spoon....at

least I don't remember it. Now, however, (I've had the oil for maybe 3 months)

and when I take it alone in a spoon...a bit later the throat is all weird. Then

the feeling goes away. However, when I eat it with bread, cook with it or use it

in my coffee, I do not notice this at all.

>

> The main point is that the oil smells fine and it looks fine. Is it being

said that it can still be rancid even if there are no physical signs of it? Dr.

Fife says when you eat the oil and it creates that catch in your throat, not to

eat it. I'm wondering if VCO has been chemcially tested when it has caused this

catch in the throat, in order to determine if it really was rancid. I'd be very

sad to have to throw out the rest of the gallon...and...I have also another

gallon waiting in the wings. Maybe it's better to buy one quart jar at a time at

the healthfood store?

>

> Thanks for any thoughts you may have

> Margie

>

December 9, 2006

My VCO lasts for about a year also. I buy the centrifuged coconut oil from

Wilderness Family Naturals in 5 gallon pails as well.I think the centrifuging

process extracts more of the moisture from the coconut oil. It is the moisture ,

the leftover product of the manufacturing process that shortens the shelf life

of the VCO.They have an excellent website with information about the different

processes.

http://wildernessfamilynaturals.com/

IN NC

zoe w <herebedragons@...> wrote: