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"RAW" VIRGIN COCONUT OIL, ENZYMES AND HEAT
You may have read that coconut oil has to be "raw" and contain enzymes to be truly beneficial to health. This is just not true! It's not even logical.
Think about it --- raw food containing enzymes deteriorates and spoils --- so would coconut oil.
Coconut oil that contains any appreciable amount of enzymes would have a very short shelf life. The job of enzymes is to break down and start the process of decomposition and enzymes in coconut oil would cause it to do exactly that - decompose.
"If you don't heat the oil high enough to destroy the enzymes and then filter them off, plus filter the oil, the oil becomes unstable and tastes terrible." Ray Peat, Ph.D
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VIRGIN COCONUT
OIL AND HEAT It is impossible that coconut oil never sees
any heat. Any coconut oil distributed anywhere in the world has been
heated. The hulls of the ships in which it is transported pass through the
Tropics
and those hulls frequently experience heat in excess of 60o
- 70oC
(140o
- 160 |
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QUICK BUY
All prices include
shipping charges and quantity discounts
Rest of Europe Customers Please be sure
you've read our Terms
& Conditions and Distance
Selling Regulations before purchasing. No responsibility will be
taken for personal taste. Each batch of coconut oil can vary in taste and
fragrance depending on the prevailing growing conditions. |
Coconuts are grown at the top of tall trees in hot tropical climates. Normal temperatures in the Tropics frequently exceed the minimum temperature at which virgin coconut oil remains liquid (approximately 24oC / 76o F) and the oil is therefore always liquid. Under these circumstances it generally does not need further heating to be filled into resale containers. If the virgin coconut oil is repackaged in colder climates (under 24oC / 76oF) then it must be heated to make it liquid or bottles and jars cannot be filled. The fact is coconut oil will be heated at some time or another before you purchase it. |
If you have purchased "raw" coconut oil that contains enzymes then you'll find that it starts to very quickly smell bad in the container.
Coconut oil is not harmed by heating or it wouldn't be the safest and healthiest oil to cook with.
As the Raw Food Movement becomes more and more mainstream we'd like to add that virgin coconut oil cannot be judged the same way as other foods. It is different --- and several of our "raw food" customers have called to confirm that the Movement is beginning to recognise this.
Coconut Oil from Coconut Connections®
Specification of Virgin Coconut Oil from Coconut Connections®