Coconut milk///lauric acid

[Guest guest]

Friends,

Did some cursory checking and whoever said 25 grams is right...but

it is I believe of lauric acid and not coconut milk, and it is

effective against " a variety of microorganisms. Those include

bacteria, yeast, fungi, and enveloped viruses... "

If someone heard of it being effective against larger organisms

would you say something about it?

Again just from cursory reading it seemed to me that getting that

amount might be better done with coconut oil rather than milk,

if you want a real " regime " .

My Chinese herbalist said coconut milk is " damping " and would

be better balanced by taking it with ginger.

There is also some lauric acid in heavy cream.

I made a curry with coconut milk last night and had some

strange reactions including itching...am wondering if it

was some kind of die-off.

~^^V^^~

[Guest guest]

There are a wealth of coconut products available to consumers around the

world. In the U.S., however, there are only a handful of foods available

that are manufactured with a significant level of coconut (i.e., desiccated

coconut, coconut milk, etc.), and even fewer that contain no additives

and/or preservatives or are not made with coconut oil processed with

solvents. [solvent extraction with liquid hexane -- a petroleum derived

solvent -- allows coconut oil manufacturers to increase their yields by

using solvents to capture some of the remaining coconut oil that traditional

milling cannot remove.]

Below is a product list containing brand names, origin, manufacturer's

contact information, lauric and capric acid composition, and rating scale

(i.e., 0 to 5, 5 being the highest) based on appropriateness for inclusion

in a nutritional support protocol. Lauric.org welcomes all submissions by

manufacturers of products that fall under the category of functional food

and may be suitable for inclusion in this list.Brand Origin POC Lauric

Acid/Capric Acid Rating

Jennies Macaroons U.S.1 www.redmillfarms.com 7.0 g per 2 oz

0.8 g per 2 oz

5

Grace Coconut Milk Sri Lanka www.gracefoods.com 3.5 g per 2 oz

0.4 g per 2 oz

3

Taste of Thai Coconut Milk2 Thailand www.andreprost.com 3.5 g per 2 oz

0.4 g per 2 oz

2

Taste of Thai Lite Coconut Milk2 Thailand www.andreprost.com 0.9 g per

2 oz

0.1 g per 2 oz

0

Coconut Balance Bar U.S. www.balancebar.com 0.8 g per 2 oz

0.1 g per 2 oz

0

1 Philippine SO2-free coconut. 2 Contains potassium metabisulfite (a

preservative).