Irradiated coconuts... and oil to?

[Guest guest]

I have heard that all adult coconuts comming into this country (USA)

are irradiated even if they are organic. And if they are baby coconuts

then they are treated with a chemical that I can't recall to mind att

his time. Now, naturaly this poses a problem. However I was wondering,

is it just the coconuts that are irradiated or is all cocnut oil and

soforth irradiated as well upon it's entrance in the country. Any idea

how or were to get sources or real unirradiated coconuts in the US?

-Charlie

[Guest guest]

Charlie,

> I have heard that all adult coconuts comming into this country (USA)

> are irradiated even if they are organic. And if they are baby coconuts

> then they are treated with a chemical that I can't recall to mind att

> his time. Now, naturaly this poses a problem. However I was wondering,

> is it just the coconuts that are irradiated or is all cocnut oil and

> soforth irradiated as well upon it's entrance in the country. Any idea

> how or were to get sources or real unirradiated coconuts in the US?

Buy the young green coconuts with the green shell still on and husk

them yourself.

--

" Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long. "

Luther

[Guest guest]

I understood that all the Green Coconuts have a herbicide in the husk

and that you want to be careful about opening them. My food coop

flies in coconuts from Thailand directly to avoid the herbicide. They

are expensive though. I think it is required for ocean shipping?

[Guest guest]

>

> I understood that all the Green Coconuts have a herbicide in the husk

> and that you want to be careful about opening them. My food coop

> flies in coconuts from Thailand directly to avoid the herbicide. They

> are expensive though. I think it is required for ocean shipping?

>

I've been looking for fresh coconuts that were grown next to the ocean,

so you can taste the salt in the coco water. Are the ones you get

salty (the water)?

mike

[Guest guest]

Can you find out who and where in Thailand so that I can request the

same from health food stores here?

On Jul 20, 2007, at 8:49 AM, Ferguson wrote:

> I understood that all the Green Coconuts have a herbicide in the husk

> and that you want to be careful about opening them. My food coop

> flies in coconuts from Thailand directly to avoid the herbicide. They

> are expensive though. I think it is required for ocean shipping?

Parashis

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[Guest guest]

I wonder if they have iodine in them also?

On Jul 23, 2007, at 8:28 PM, michael grogan wrote:

> I've been looking for fresh coconuts that were grown next to the ocean,

> so you can taste the salt in the coco water. Are the ones you get

> salty (the water)?

Parashis

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artpagesonline.com

portfolio:

http://www.artpagesonline.com/EPportfolio/000portfolio.html

[Guest guest]

,

> I understood that all the Green Coconuts have a herbicide in the husk

> and that you want to be careful about opening them. My food coop

> flies in coconuts from Thailand directly to avoid the herbicide. They

> are expensive though. I think it is required for ocean shipping?

It was my understanding the herbicide is problematic for the young

green coconuts that have been de-husked (which is the way they are

usually sold). If you get them with their green shells intact

supposedly they are okay.

--

" Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long. "

Luther

[Guest guest]

If this is true, then what does this mean regarding all of the coconut

oil that we have bought? Is that all Irradiated junk now to?... scary

thought but... worth asking.

>

> I have heard that all adult coconuts comming into this country (USA)

> are irradiated even if they are organic. And if they are baby coconuts

> then they are treated with a chemical that I can't recall to mind att

> his time. Now, naturaly this poses a problem. However I was wondering,

> is it just the coconuts that are irradiated or is all cocnut oil and

> soforth irradiated as well upon it's entrance in the country. Any idea

> how or were to get sources or real unirradiated coconuts in the US?

> -Charlie

>