Re: Coconut Oil Shelf Life???

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I keep what I'm not using in my 'fridge, and if it's rancid you can smell it.

Ken

In a message dated 5/17/02 11:36:18 AM, jc137@... writes:

<< OK, so I'm about to plunk down a pretty penny for the Tropical Traditions

C.O. but I don't know which size to get. There are only two of us in my

household and I don't want it to go rancid. Does anybody refridgerate

coconut oil? Does it keep well in your cupboard and for how long? Can you

tell if it's gone rancid and how?

Thanks,

>>

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>From: " " <jc137@...>

>OK, so I'm about to plunk down a pretty penny for the Tropical Traditions

>C.O. but I don't know which size to get. There are only two of us in my

>household and I don't want it to go rancid. Does anybody refridgerate

>coconut oil? Does it keep well in your cupboard and for how long? Can you

>tell if it's gone rancid and how?

Speaking of which, I ordered two pounds of coconut oil from that company

that ships it in plastic bags so that you can melt it and pour it into a

jar. I never got around to doing this with the first bag and just ate it

straight from the bag with a spoon, and I loved it. However, I melted the

second bag (in warm, not hot, water), and once it resolidified, I found that

it didn't taste nearly as good, and that I couldn't eat more than a little

bit without becoming mildly nauseated. My jar of TT coconut oil is like the

second one. I know I didn't heat it enough to cause rancidity--does anyone

know why this is?

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At 05:31 PM 5/17/2002 +0000, you wrote:

>However, I melted the

>second bag (in warm, not hot, water), and once it resolidified, I found that

>it didn't taste nearly as good, and that I couldn't eat more than a little

>bit without becoming mildly nauseated. My jar of TT coconut oil is like the

>second one. I know I didn't heat it enough to cause rancidity--does anyone

>know why this is?

I don't know either, but if it melts it really does lose quality. Sometimes

bits of it solidify too, which I can't figure out. That doesn't happen when

I COOK it (it still smells good after frying tacos!) so it may be a

rancidity issue.

Heidi Schuppenhauer

Trillium Custom Software Inc.

heidis@...

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--- In @y..., Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@t...>

wrote:

> I don't know either, but if it melts it really does lose quality.

Sometimes

> bits of it solidify too, which I can't figure out. That doesn't

happen when

> I COOK it (it still smells good after frying tacos!) so it may be a

> rancidity issue.

I don't see how simply being melted, but still in a normal

ambient temperature range, could cause it to " lose quality " . In

the climate where coconuts are native, the air temperature is

almost always above the point where coconut oil is liquid (76

degrees?), and often far above that. Heating above a normal air

temp I can see as being detrimental to the oil, or prolonged

storage in the ambient temp range above its melting point. If I'm

way off on this, I guess I'm in trouble, because in my climate, for

at least half the year, the jar of CNO sitting on my kitchen counter

is liquid most of the time.

Aubin

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At 05:14 PM 5/19/2002 +0000, you wrote:

>I don't see how simply being melted, but still in a normal

>ambient temperature range, could cause it to " lose quality " . In

>the climate where coconuts are native, the air temperature is

>almost always above the point where coconut oil is liquid (76

>degrees?), and often far above that. Heating above a normal air

>temp I can see as being detrimental to the oil, or prolonged

>storage in the ambient temp range above its melting point. If I'm

>way off on this, I guess I'm in trouble, because in my climate, for

>at least half the year, the jar of CNO sitting on my kitchen counter

>is liquid most of the time.

>

>Aubin

Aubin:

I don't know either, and I agree about the temperature. The Philippines are

ALWAYS hotter than my kitchen! But that's what happened. I also don't

understand why FRYING would seem to cause less problem then slow melting.

It may have something to do with the jar: I'm thinking I should transfer it

to glass. Coconut oil does react with plastics.

Heidi Schuppenhauer

Trillium Custom Software Inc.

heidis@...