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What is Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil?
 Tropical Traditions Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil is a high quality refined
coconut oil. This oil is processed the "old" way by what is called "physical
refining." The modern way of processing coconut oil is by chemical
extraction, using solvent extracts, which produces higher yields and is
quicker and less expensive. Tropical Traditions Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil
DOES NOT use chemicals or solvent extracts. It is made the "old" way by
expeller-pressed mechanical extraction. This oil is also NOT hydrogenated,
and contains NO trans fatty acids. It is a very good quality food-grade
coconut oil. Tropical Traditions Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil is made from
coconuts that have NOT been treated with chemicals or fertilizers. It is
100% natural. Our Expeller-Pressed coconut oil is high in the medium chain
fatty acids, such as Lauric acid. This is the "common" type oil that
billions of people in Asia consume on a daily basis, where thyroid disease
and obesity is rare as compared to the US. We have also seen recently that
Asian countries with high refined coconut oil consumption, such as the
Philippines, have not seen the kinds of outbreak in SARS that other Asian
countries have where vegetable oils are the primary dietary oil. Expeller
Pressed Coconut oil is less expensive than Virgin Coconut Oil, and because
it goes through a steam deodorizing process the taste is very bland, unlike
Virgin Coconut Oil which retains the odor and taste of fresh coconuts. Some
people prefer a bland, tasteless oil.
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From: "Kylix _" <[log in to unmask]>
does anyone have any information
> about coconut oil? Pros/cons? How does it compare to, say, olive oil?
> Is it as bad as the other oil manufacturers crank it up to be?

From: "Eva Hedin" <[log in to unmask]>
The oil that
we can buy in super markets in Europe has about 95% saturated fat which is
thought not to be good. It goes through chemical processes to become that
enamelshiny, whitish hard stuff that we (some of us, not I) use.