I have some VCO that doesn't seem all that virginal

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Last month, I got some Jungle brand VCO. It's organic, sustainably

grown, etc. etc. I was really bummed to find that it had a strange

smell: slightly coconutty, but with a weird tang. I reserved it for

putting it on this rash that I get on my upper torso (which it keeps

in check).

Imagine my delight and surprise when I found some VCO in my local

Asian supermarket (called " Nature's Miracle " from the ines). A

pint for $3.99! How could I resist? I bought one, brought it home to

smell test it. It smelled like fresh coconuts. I went back and got the

rest, about 5 more.

Well, it was still relatively cool in my house, about 70 degrees F.

Everything was semi-solid.

A few weeks ago, when the temperature started to climb, I noticed that

the Jungle brand was getting mostly liquid. The other stuff was still

semi-solid. When the house maintained about a 76ËšF temperature, the

Jungle VCO was completely liquid. The other stuff was mostly liquid,

with a semi-solid white chunk. Now that it's been about 84Ëš for the

last couple of days, the Nature's Miracle jar on the counter is

finally liquid. However, the jars in a paper bag on the floor are

still semi-solid.

Does this mean that they may contain partially hydrogenated oils? I

thought I saw a thread in here that this might be the case. Someone on

one of the coconut lists said it could have palm oil, which I guess is

okay, but still annoying.

Naomi