This Product is one 54-ounce jar of pure-white, USDA-certified-organic, extra-virgin coconut oil. It is produced by cold-pressed from fresh coconuts within two hours of chopping; light true-coconut taste, aroma. This excellent oil is Cholesterol- and trans-fat-free; non-hydrogenated; about 50% lauric acid for healthy metabolism. It can be used as cooking oil, butter substitute, shortening substitute in baking, and massage/body oil.
How coconut oil is processed is the key to optimizing its taste, texture, color, and aroma. Within two hours of Nutiva’s coconuts being chopped, the oil is cold-pressed at below 104 degrees. Contrast this with 99 percent of the coconut oil used today in cooking and body care. First, the coconut is chopped and left to dry in the sun for days. Then the meat is scooped out and sent thousands of miles to giant oil mills where the oxidizing coco meat is refined, bleached, and/or deodorized.
Here is one of the good ways to use the oil: Chop up a variety of vegetables: carrots, beets, onions, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, turnips, kale, chard, etc. Place these in a metal or bamboo steamer and add some dried herbs. Steam the vegetables till they’re done and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle with seal salt and add a few tablespoons of Nutiva Coconut Oil and Nutiva Hempseed (delicious and rich in protein and Omega-3). Serve and enjoy!
