Spectrum Coconut Oil, Atlantic Salmon, and What about a list?

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#1: What is wrong with Spectrum CO? Or why isn't it a good idea? Good

quality?

#2: Anyone have a basis for saying all Atlantic Salmon is farm-raised?

A web-site that they can refer me to?

#3: What does everyone think about someone (me) creating a list based on

everyone's experiences/input regarding frequently used NT/WAPF ingredients

with FAQs about each item? Maybe a " this brand has been time-tested by the

NN folks " ............. I've noticed that since I've joined this list the

same questions seem to come up frequently. What are your thoughts about

doing this?

Nanette

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At 05:08 PM 3/15/2004, you wrote:

>#1: What is wrong with Spectrum CO? Or why isn't it a good idea? Good

>quality?

it's refined and also? it's nasty smelling and nasty tasting. i even

hesitated using it as body-lotion! seriously. get a jar of the spectrum and

some of the good stuff, and just look/taste/smell them. hands down!

-katja

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> Spectrum Coconut Oil, Atlantic Salmon, and What about a

>list?

>#2: Anyone have a basis for saying all Atlantic Salmon is farm-raised?

>A web-site that they can refer me to?

I don't remember where I got that info, but Atlantic Salmon is on the

endangered species list, so cannot legally be caught. Hence all Atlantic

salmon commercially available MUST be farm-raised to the best of my

knowledge.

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> I don't remember where I got that info, but Atlantic Salmon is on the

> endangered species list, so cannot legally be caught. Hence all Atlantic

> salmon commercially available MUST be farm-raised to the best of my

> knowledge.

For some reason I thought it was only the Atlantic Salmon that existed in

several river runs in Maine................I'm not sure how the ES list

works, hmmmm......this is an interesting question. I'll do more research.

swimming upstream for now,

Nanette

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> it's refined and also? it's nasty smelling and nasty tasting. i even

> hesitated using it as body-lotion! seriously. get a jar of the

> spectrum and

> some of the good stuff, and just look/taste/smell them. hands down!

Katja -

The spectrum oil I purchased clearly stated on the lable that it was

unrefined! BUT, I used it this evening and the smell was terrible (like

vomit) but the taste of the food was not different than the other coconut

oil I've used (Omega). Anyone else have anything to add about the Spectrum

oil? It smells great in the jar, just bad when I cooked with it.

Nanette

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In a message dated 3/15/04 5:26:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, katja@...

writes:

> it's refined and also? it's nasty smelling and nasty tasting. i even

> hesitated using it as body-lotion! seriously. get a jar of the spectrum and

> some of the good stuff, and just look/taste/smell them. hands down!

Yeah, Spectrum just sucks. Period.

The started making unrefined in response to people requesting it due to

Enig's work in large part, but at least their refined stuff had no flavor! I

think a lot of people decided no flavor is better than sewer flavor, and

stopped buying it, and I've seen the refined stuff surfacing again.

Chris

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--- Nanette Landen <nlanden@...> wrote: > >

Anyone else have anything to

> add about the Spectrum

> oil? It smells great in the jar, just bad when I

> cooked with it.

>

> Nanette

Nanette

I've never used spectrum, but I have used Omega,

Coconut Connections, Garden of Life and

Naturesectrets. All but Omega stink when heated. All

but Omega have a REALLY strong coconut taste. I think

Omega is still a good quality oil, but the fact it

doesn't taste much or smell when heated is a benefit

when cooking with it. For the others, I'll have to

get used to the smell, as I have quite a lot to get

through!

Jo

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> #1: What is wrong with Spectrum CO? Or why isn't it a good idea?

Good

> quality?

I bought some of this and only managed to get through about a cup of

it. I've had the jar for a year. I've got a WFN order coming so the

Spectrum has been relegated to soap making. There was a funny sort

of metallic flavor to it plain, though it seemed to be okay cooking

it. Even so it does have a strong coconut flavor which is

interesting with scrambled eggs.

I was in my health food store this weekend and found a selection of

three other coconut oils for sale there, including Garden of Life and

(I think) Omega. I chose to try the third one whose brand name

escapes me. It's much better plain than the Spectrum! I'll be

interested to see how it compares to my order from WFN.

> #3: What does everyone think about someone (me) creating a list

based on

> everyone's experiences/input regarding frequently used NT/WAPF

ingredients

> with FAQs about each item? Maybe a " this brand has been time-

tested by the

> NN folks " ............. I've noticed that since I've joined this

list the

> same questions seem to come up frequently. What are your thoughts

about

> doing this?

I think an FAQ is a brilliant idea. Maybe when new people sign up

they can be pointed to it in the Welcome Letter as it may answer

their first few questions right away!

Ghislaine

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Nanette-

>#1: What is wrong with Spectrum CO? Or why isn't it a good idea? Good

>quality?

There's not so much anything wrong with it as there are much better COs out

there. Spectrum, IIRC, is RBD -- refined, bleached and

deodorized. Tropical Traditions, Coconut Oil Supreme, and some of the oils

Wilderness Family Naturals carry, are all virgin oils.

>#3: What does everyone think about someone (me) creating a list based on

>everyone's experiences/input regarding frequently used NT/WAPF ingredients

>with FAQs about each item? Maybe a " this brand has been time-tested by the

>NN folks " ............. I've noticed that since I've joined this list the

>same questions seem to come up frequently. What are your thoughts about

>doing this?

Sounds good! A master list kept on the site would be a very useful thing.

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Nanette-

>but the taste of the food was not different than the other coconut

>oil I've used (Omega).

Hmm, the plot sickens, so to speak. Omega's coconut oil is the one oil of

theirs I was grossly disappointed by, and AFAIK it is an RBD oil. Try some

Coconut Oil Supreme, or either of the virgin oils WFN sells.

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