Extra Virgin Coconut Oil?

cozmik

Does anyone know of a health shop or supermarket that sells Virgin Coconut Oil (hopefully pure organic)?

I'd be much obliged for any help. Thanks!


cozmik

Bridan

Hey Cosmik,
It's been a while since you posted this, did you ever get an answer? or can anyone else help. I would be interested to know.
Also if there is not a store in Ireland selling virgin coconut oil, has anyone bought online, if so where?.
Thanks

cozmik

Hi Bridan
I get mine at The Health Store in Swords.

http://www.thehealthstore.ie/

More info here.

http://www.naturalife.ie/product.asp?numRecordPosition=1&P_ID=217&strPageHistory=cat&strKeywords=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=73

EddyEddie

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antoniosicily

can you clarify how to distinguish between virgin, extra-virgin and non-virgin coconut oil? I know the distinction for olives, and it makes sense for olive oil, what about coconut oil?

EddyEddie

I think the same rule applies with coconut oil.
Virgin coconut oil, like any virgin oil, is from the first cold pressing. It is the least-processed form of the oil. Later pressings require heat and/or chemicals to get the oil out and are therefore less healthy.
But these <snip> are still better than any artificial products.

antoniosicily

EddyEddie wrote: »

I think the same rule applies with coconut oil.
Virgin coconut oil, like any virgin oil, is from the first cold pressing. It is the least-processed form of the oil. Later pressings require heat and/or chemicals to get the oil out and are therefore less healthy.

Sure, and what about extra-virgin? With olive oil the extra-virgin-ity depends on many things, mainly the acidity content (less than 0.8%), how the olives are picked and stored, does the same applied to coconuts or it is just a word to sell more expensive coconut oil?

EddyEddie

Some retailers and manufacturers of Virgin Coconut Oils call their coconut oil "Extra Virgin Coconut Oil." This classification is simply arbitrary. There is no official classification or difference between "virgin" and "extra virgin" as there is in the olive oil industry, since the two oils are completely different in fatty acid composition, harvesting procedures, and terminology.
Google it and you can find out more