Re: Re: Coconut oil questions Debby/Bee/anyone???

[Guest guest]

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, Bee Wilder wrote:

> >

> > 2-This new one tastes exactly like coconut whereas my other brand

> was tasteless. Am I cheating with this sweeter oil? It claims to

> have no sugar. Can I just eat it solid off the spoon? It almost

> tastes like a candy bar. I swear it's very sweet!!

>

> ==>I don't prefer Spectrum Brand, and I question that it is made

> correctly - is it undeoderized unbleached and not expeller pressed

> using heat??

> >

I have been using Spectrum coconut oil and they don't give a whole lot of

info on the label. It just says " 100% expeller pressed naturally

unrefined organic coconut oil " . But it tastes pretty much the same, to me,

as NOW brand unrefined coconut oil.

If there's a problem with it I'll go back to the NOW brand.

Zack

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Wanted to chime in on this. It was the Spectrum brand, which has a label that

says naturally expeller pressed refined Coconut Oil, that had me believing there

was a method for refining that was natural, and what prompted me to stick to the

refined when I ordered from MRH. From Spectrum's website:

http://www.spectrumorganics.com/index.php?id=15#j59

What is the difference between your refined and unrefined coconut oils?

We did a comparative analysis of several different coconut oils and found that

the nutritional benefits (such as caprylic, capric and lauric acids) derived

from the refined, unrefined and " virgin " coconut oils have little variance. The

term " extra virgin " only applies to olive oil; at present, no authoritative US

agency such as the FDA or USDA regulates the use or misuse of the term " Extra

Virgin " .

What are the general differences between Spectrum’s refined and unrefined

oils?

Our refined oils undergo a process of refining, bleaching, deodorizing and

winterizing in order to remove gums, non-fatty materials, water soluble pigments

and acidic pigments.

They do not specify what the " natural " method of deoderizing is, therefore

from here on out I will be sticking with the VCO. I don't believe they do have

a process of deoderization that is safe or natural at this point.

Luv,

Debby

San , CA

Bee Wilder <beeisbuzzing2003@...> wrote:

==>I don't prefer Spectrum Brand, and I question that it is made

correctly - is it undeoderized unbleached and not expeller pressed

using heat??

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