Re: Expeller Pressed vs. Virgin Coconut oil

[Guest guest]

Mike, it's my understanding that hydrogenation requires hydrogen gas and a

catalyst in the oil. Pressing provides neither one.

all good,

Duncan

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> I want to avoid regular coconut oil, because the processing hydrogenates the

oil.

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[Guest guest]

" Wilderness " is one of the vendors I use and trust.

Been very happy with their VCO.

Chuck

I just finished my income tax forms. Who says you can't get wounded by

a blank?

On 4/28/2011 9:05:05 PM, mikeguth2002 (masg@...) wrote:

> I want to avoid regular coconut oil, because the processing hydrogenates

> the oil.

>

> The following web site shows a vendor selling " expeller pressed " coconut

> oil.

>

> " Wilderness Family Naturals offers a high quality certified

organicExpeller-Pressed Coconut Oil as an economical choice for high temperature

cooking. This oil is mechanically expressed without the use of solvents or

chemicals of any kind. It is an excellent quality food-grade coconut oil that is

NOT hydrogenated and contains NO trans fatty acids. Expeller-pressed coconut oil

has a neutral flavor (because it is semi-refined), yet it contains the same

healthy fatty acids as virgin coconut oil. This certified organic Expeller

Pressed Coconut Oil is less expensive than virgin coconut oil because it can be

mass produced. The coconuts are opened and quickly dried. The dried coconuts are

then mechanically pressed to remove the oil, without using chemical solvents.

Any free fatty acids are removed, the oil is run through diatomaceous earth, and

lastly, the oil is steam distilled. This yields a very pure, uncontaminated

coconut oil. Though not a virgin oil, it still melts at 76 ° F, is very light

and creamy smooth, containing the same medium chain fatty acids as virgin

coconut oil. People in Southeast Asian countries, such as the P

[Guest guest]

That is news to me. Do you have any web references for that statement?

Alobar

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:05 PM, mikeguth2002 <masg@...> wrote:

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> I want to avoid regular coconut oil, because the processing hydrogenates the

oil.

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