What Type of Coconut Oil Should I Eat in My Diet?
We recommend using a true virgin organic coconut oil such as Nourishing Planet, and here’s why: Virgin coconut oil is made from fresh coconut meat and retains the odor and many nutrients of the fresh coconut. Coconut oils that don’t smell like coconut are at the very least deodorized, which is accomplished by heating the coconut to very high temperatures, like 400 degrees Fahrenheit. This process kills some of the nutrients like vitamin E.
Any coconut oil that is made from copra, which is the dried (not fresh) coconut meat, must be purified in order to be made suitable for consumption, because copra is not generally dried in a sanitary way. So copra-derived coconut oil is heated to high temperatures as well as typically filtered through (bleaching) clays to remove impurities. Many modern methods use chemical solvents as well to extract more oil from the copra. Some coconut oils are hydrogenated and hence contain the bad trans-fatty acids – you want to avoid these oils!
Dr. Mercola on his alternative web site www.mercola.com recommends that the coconut oil you consume meet the following requirements:
- Certified Organic
- No Chemicals Added
- No Bleaching
- No Hydrogenation
- Non- GMO
- From Fresh Coconuts
- Low Level Heat Only
- Unrefined (minimally refined)
We agree with most of those – however, ALL coconut oil is refined to some degree – otherwise you would just have a coconut! We think he means the less refined, the better, which we agree with for most foods!
Frequently Asked Questions about Dieting, Diet Foods, and Traditional Foods, p.3
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