Welcome to the
Coconut Oil Info Guide
(Your source for premium Coconut Oil Supreme™
since 2001.)
This site discusses the different types of
coconut oil and the methods used to produce them as well
as the health benefits of coconut oil in the diet. It
also addresses some of the misconceptions about coconut
oil. You will find sources, recipes and information about
coconut oil as well as other health-related
links.
This web
site is the result of my own search, first of all for
coconut oil and subsequently for information about
coconut oil. I learned that coconut oil is not only a
good alternative to other fats and oils for cooking and
baking (the object of my original search) but is arguably
the best oil of all from a health standpoint (see note at
bottom of this page). Hopefully the information available
here will help correct some of the many misconceptions
about the effects of coconut oil on health as well as
cut through some of the hype which has now appeared in the marketing
materials of companies selling coconut oil.
Several years ago I attempted, without success,
to buy coconut oil at my local grocery store. I enjoy
baking as a hobby and since I have avoided hydrogenated
oils (margarine, shortening, etc.) for many years I
thought that coconut oil might be a good substitute for
shortening in those recipes where butter alone didn't
yield the result I wanted. Although I had bought coconut
oil at the grocery many years ago (it was displayed with
the popcorn products), I found that it was no longer
available. Apparently as a result of the campaign to
discredit coconut oil there simply was not enough demand
to justify using the shelf space.
After searching on the internet and making a
number of phone calls I finally located a company which
would supply non-hydrogenated coconut oil (yes, they even
hydrogenate coconut oil) in a 40 lb. pail. I ordered a
pail of coconut oil and began using it for baking. On
several occasions people had asked me for recipes and if
they called for coconut oil I also gave them a container
of oil since I knew that they would not have any luck
finding it in the store. As a result my supply was
getting low and I decided to search for a new source
which might be closer (to reduce shipping costs) and
which might supply oil in smaller more manageable
quantities. In searching for sources I found something
even more important...information. It turns out
that all coconut oil is not created equal.
There are several types of coconut oil, depending on the
method of production.
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