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Organic Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil

• Certified organic and non-GMO
• Made from fresh coconuts, not dried copra
• Cold-pressed
• Unrefined
• Chemical-free
• Unfermented*
• Unbleached
• Undeodorized
• Unhydrogenated
• No Solvents
• Pure white like fresh coconut
• Tastes like fresh coconut
• Has a fresh coconut fragrance
• Made with our Fresh Is Best™ commitment

Did You Know?

1 and 5 Gallon customers please Note:

In order to correct an issue we had with some leaky 1 and 5 Gallon containers, we have moved to a new, more robust pail. The lids on this container are sturdier and a bit more difficult to remove. The lids can be removed by hand, but require some strength.

Regular customers who enjoy our 1 and 5 Gallon Pails of Organic Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil may wish to purchase the Pail Opener tool that we have recently made available for $9.99. You'll see it over to the right inside of the cart controller.

 

* Other brands wait more than 10 hours between chopping the coconut and pressing the oil, adversely affecting flavor.

How virgin coconut oil is processed is the key to optimizing its taste, texture, color, and aroma.

There is no comparison between Nutiva's cold-pressed, Organic extra-virgin coconut oil, with its light taste, pleasant aroma, and pure white color, and industrialized coconut oil, with its bland taste, faint aroma, and off-white color. Please note that any tiny brown specks found at the bottom of Nutiva's Coconut oil are from the coconut fiber and are indigenous to extra-virgin coconut oil.

Coconut oil is about 50 percent lauric acid, a rare medium-chain fatty acid found in mother's milk that supports healthy metabolism and is now being studied for its anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial, health-protecting properties. Overall, coconut oil contains 92% saturated fats, and only 1% Omega-6, the fat Americans get way too much of.

For more information, see:

• Nutritional Qualities of Coconut Oil
• Coconut Oil and Weight Loss
• Cooking with Coconut Oil
• Coconut Oil and Diabetes
• Coconut Oil Taste
• Great Books on Coconut Oil

The benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil

Since the 1960s, coconut oil has been unfairly labeled as "unhealthy". The media reported studies of how tropical coconut oils were laden with artery-clogging saturated fats. What was left out of these reports was the fact that the coconut oil used in the studies was not the virgin oil used for centuries, but rather hydrogenated coconut oil.

We have since learned it's the hydrogenation -- artificially adding a hydrogen molecule to oil in order to make it shelf-stable -- that's the problem, not the coconut oil itself. Hydrogenated soy, corn, and canola oils -- loaded with dangerous trans-fats and processed with toxic hexane solvents -- are routinely added to packaged foods. Hydrogenation fattened corporate profits and American waistlines, and is now linked with trans-fats and associated heart disease.

Baby formulas often include pure coconut oil as an ingredient because coconut is such a healthy super food. Virgin coconut oil is rich in the essential fatty acids, the "good fats" that doctors recommend and is cholesterol - and trans-fat-free.

Health Properties of Lauric Acid

One of the "good fats", which makes up about 50% of coconut oil, is lauric acid. Lauric acid is a rare medium-chain fatty acid found in mother's milk. It is now being shown to have anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-bacterial, health-protecting properties. Some researchers predict that lauric acid will one day become as well known in health circles as Omega-3 is today.

As studies reveal the downsides of consuming too many Omega-6 vegetable oils with their saturated fatty acids, coconut oil is making a comeback. We suggest consuming 3 tablespoons of extra virgin coconut oil per day.

Hydrogenated Trans Fat or Healing Coconut Oil?

The FDA started requiring the labeling of "trans fats" in 2006, and as a result, the entire fat category is undergoing a review of its traditions and assumptions. Hemp and coconut oil products deliver the nourishing "good fats", which can play a vital role in our health. Millions of Americans are questioning the outmoded assumptions regarding "zero fat is good", "tropical fats are bad", and "lots of vegetable oils are beneficial".

The traditional Pacific Islander diet included large quantities of coconut meat and oil, and those who still follow this diet have a low incidence of heart disease or weight issues. When a Western-style diet including vegetable oils replaces their traditional, all of the fat-related diseases common in the developed nations, such as coronary heart disease begins to appear, their immune systems get weaker and serum cholesterol levels go up.

Besides its nutritional value, pure coconut oil also makes a luscious and soothing massage and body oil for dry and/or damaged skin.