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Coconut Oil Info Guide

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This site discusses the different types of coconut oil and the methods used to produce them as well as the health benefits of coconut oil in the diet. It also addresses some of the misconceptions about coconut oil. You will find sources, recipes and information about coconut oil as well as other health-related links.

 This web site is the result of my own search, first of all for coconut oil and subsequently for information about coconut oil. I learned that coconut oil is not only a good alternative to other fats and oils for cooking and baking (the object of my original search) but is arguably the best oil of all from a health standpoint (see note at bottom of this page). Hopefully the information available here will help correct some of the many misconceptions about the effects of coconut oil on health as well as cut through some of the hype which has now appeared in the marketing materials of companies selling coconut oil.

Several years ago I attempted, without success, to buy coconut oil at my local grocery store. I enjoy baking as a hobby and since I have avoided hydrogenated oils (margarine, shortening, etc.) for many years I thought that coconut oil might be a good substitute for shortening in those recipes where butter alone didn't yield the result I wanted. Although I had bought coconut oil at the grocery many years ago (it was displayed with the popcorn products), I found that it was no longer available. Apparently as a result of the campaign to discredit coconut oil there simply was not enough demand to justify using the shelf space.

After searching on the internet and making a number of phone calls I finally located a company which would supply non-hydrogenated coconut oil (yes, they even hydrogenate coconut oil) in a 40 lb. pail. I ordered a pail of coconut oil and began using it for baking. On several occasions people had asked me for recipes and if they called for coconut oil I also gave them a container of oil since I knew that they would not have any luck finding it in the store. As a result my supply was getting low and I decided to search for a new source which might be closer (to reduce shipping costs) and which might supply oil in smaller more manageable quantities. In searching for sources I found something even more important...information. It turns out that all coconut oil is not created equal. There are several types of coconut oil, depending on the method of production.

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