Guest guest Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I ordered coconut flakes and coconut flour from Tropical Traditions. UPS messed up the Friday delivery and my order is now sitting in a truck in 100+ temps and high humidity. Do you think the coconut is still good or should I refuse delivery and send it back? Thanks Caroline 22 yr old son w/Crohn's colitis 2 years SCD/LDN Lialda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Do you think the coconut is still good or should I refuse delivery and send it back?Seems like it'd be all right. Coconuts grow in the tropics where it's often 100+ degrees outside, and I would reckon it gets pretty hot inside of a coconut. Granted, that's when it's still on the tree so it could be different once picked, but I know that coconut oil is very heat stable since it's a saturated fat. Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I agree with Alyssa. Coconut IS a tropical product. I wrote TT once and they said it was shelf stable at least two years. I know from experience last summer when we had a major record-producing heat wave here, a week or more from 85-106 (and we don't have AC here in the northwest very much) and my coconut oil actually melted! I've never seen that happen without me melting it before. Anyhow, I had gotten it long before I actually could use it, and many months later when I got around to to using it, it was just fine in spite of the over-100 weather. So it's probably OK but if you would feel better making them replace it since they got it stuck for awhile, you can sure ask. Most places seem to take long holiday weekends into consideration when mailing food type things. > Do you think the coconut is still good or should I refuse delivery > and send it back? Seems like it'd be all right. Coconuts grow in the tropics where it's often 100+ degrees outside, and I would reckon it gets pretty hot inside of a coconut. Granted, that's when it's still on the tree so it could be different once picked, but I know that coconut oil is very heat stable since it's a saturated fat. Cheers! Alyssa 16 yo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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