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ARE YOU AWARE OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF ORGANIC EXTRA
VIRGIN COCONUT OIL ? Usually one just associates coconuts with white
beaches and tropical seas. Most people are completely unaware
of the many benefits that the organic coconut has to offer. It
is a highly respected and sometimes revered food, nutritional and medicinal source in many cultures. SOCIETY IS NOW BECOMING AWARE OF THE INCREDIBLE
BENEFITS OF VIRGIN COCONUT OIL WHICH INCLUDE : - Speeding up your metabolism and weight loss if you are dieting - General health benefits of coconut
oil MYSTERY
OF THE COCONUT'S ORIGINS . . . . It is said that if you studied the various island
cultures who use and have used coconuts as their staple diet
you would observe that these people do not suffer from the
usual ills of the West. Its exact origins are debateable, however many
historians believe that the plant did originate out of
Indonesia and Malaysia and that it was the sea travellers of
the time who discovered this vital and all encompassing
plant. They liked what they saw, recognised the many uses
of this wonderful plant and the amazing properties of vigin
coconut oil and the other coconut products available,
resulting in the transportation of the coconuts from the
shores to the sea, off to the many foreign countries being visited.
Hence today’s widespread uses of the many delicious and
health benefiting coconut products of today. Venetian nobleman and tourist, Antonio Pigafetta who travelled with Ferdinand
Magellan (1480-1521) the famous Portuguese
Explorer, upon discovering the coconut wrote “…With two of
these palm trees a whole family of ten can sustain itself…They
last for a hundred years.” The word coconut comes from
the Spanish
and Portuguese word coco and means “monkey
face”. It is said that the Portuguese and Spanish explorers
noticed and were amused by the three little eyes at the base
of the coconut’s inner shell that reminded them of a grinning
goblin or monkey face. There are varying processing methods used in the
production of extra virgin coconut oil and it is very
important to be aware of what the difference is between
organic extra virgin coconut oil and refined coconut
oil. By
organic is
meant any agricultural practice that avoids the use of
synthetic chemicals in favour of naturally occurring
pesticides, fertilizers, and other. This means that the organic plant is
grown or reared without the use of synthetic chemicals. The
term virgin is used to
refer to the plant or food as being in a pure, natural, or
clean state, hence the term pure coconut
oil. Therefore the processing of extra virgin pure coconut
oil begins with the picking of the coconuts that have
been cultivated in a chemical free environment. Firstly the
nutritious and very healthy coconut water is carefully removed. The coconuts
are then shelled by hand and broken and the fresh coconut meat
(known as non-copra) is handled by natural means excluding
chemicals and high heating. There are two main processes in the manufacture of
extra virgin pure
coconut oil and briefly these include: the quick drying
of the fresh coconut meat and the pressing out of the oil by
mechanical means and minimal heat, hence the term
“cold-pressed”. The other method is called Wet-milling and
involves the extraction of the oil without drying out the
coconut meat. The methods used here to extract the oil are
refrigeration, fermentation, boiling, enzymes and mechanical
centrifuge (a machine used to separate
ingredients). Refined
coconut oil
is made from copra which is the dried meat or flesh of the
coconut. The copra is usually smoke dried, kiln dried, sun
dried or a combination of these. The unrefined oil that is
then derived from copra is not fit for human consumption and
then has to be purified hence the name “refined”. The problem
being that the methods as mentioned above in producing copra
is not sanitary. The final product produced from copra is
referred to as RBD which stands for refined, bleached and
deodorized. High heating, bleach and chemical solvents are
used to remove the impurities from the copra. To extend the
shelf life of the Refined coconut oil
sodium hydroxide is added as well. WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING YOUR COCONUT PRODUCTS
. . . . In order to achieve and take advantage of the
incredible benefits of coconut oil and the other coconut
products available, it is vital that you settle only for the
higher grade products even if they do cost more. There are
many of the refined and partially refined mass products on the
market that are best avoided. These are the main key points to
look out for when researching which coconut oil product is
best for you: - Organically certified (no pesticides or
herbicides) - Virgin, meaning hand or mechanically
pressed - Completely unrefined - Excluding hybrids and genetically modified versions
of coconut - Make sure that NO chemicals have been
used - Not made from the unsanitary copra that is used in
the refined version - No deodorising, bleaching or
hydrogenation It cannot be emphasized enough how important it is
to ensure that you use only 100% organic coconut. Not all
coconut products are identical. In the past all of the coconut plantations used to
be organic however these days, vested interest reigns and use
of fertilizers have crept in, as this increases the yield of
the plantation crops. HOW SHOULD THE OIL LOOK? In identifying extra virgin coconut oil, the oil
needs to be as clear like water and have a sweet coconut
aroma. SAVE TIME IN DECIDING WHICH COCONUT PRODUCTS TO BUY
. . . . We really believe in these coconut products and
have saved you the time by conducting the research already. Do
avail yourself of the selection of high quality products in
our store so that you too can experience the life enhancing
effects of organic coconut. BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU ARE PUTTING INTO YOUR
BODY! Based on these facts it is vital to know what
differences are regards the various coconut products that are
around and available. That is what are you actually putting
into your body when you use any form of refined coconut oil as
opposed to pure organic coconut oil and other coconut
products? Learn more about the many uses for extra virgin
coconut oil and the variety of organic coconut products
available and the many wonderful properties it has and what it
can do for
you!
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