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Pure, unrefined Virgin Coconut Oil. The produce of a certified organic plantation in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. The first cold pressing is used to create a fine oil with a fresh coconutty taste and aroma. No heating or refining is undertaken, making this truly raw and pure.

Virgin Coconut Oil is:

• A medium-chain ( MCT ) oil
• Contains Lauric acid (found in mothers' milk)
• Pure and unrefined - not hydrogenated, no trans-fats
• No cholesterol, no trans-fats
• Dairy-free, vegan, raw 
• So tasty, you can eat it off the spoon, use it as a spread and add to smoothies
• Heat stable - recommended for all cooking applications - baking, frying, roasting
• Fewer calories than olive oil and vegetable oils
• Nature's perfect skin softener

The Coconutty Difference:

• Raw - Absolutely No Heat (ANH) at any stage of production = more nutrients
• No Plastic Packaging - High quality glass jars only= no plastic leeching, BPA free
• Wet-milled from fresh coconuts (not heat-dried)
• High Lauric acid content 54% - analysis report available on request
• Transparency - see where it's from and how it's made (video below)
• The Quality is easy to see and taste compared with other brands
  

So Many Uses! ...

Coconut oil has been used for over 4000 years as a natural source of nutrition and beauty

Eat it:

• By the spoon as a supplement
• Blend into smoothies
• Use as butter in baking
• Use for frying and roasting
• Use as a delicious spread (replace butter/margarine)
• Use in raw chocolate making
• Use in 'the coconut diet' and other low-carb/low-GI/dairy-free/vegan/raw diets 

Apply it:

• Body and face moisturiser
• Baby oil (safe to swallow)
• Hand cream for dry hands
• Feet to assist dry skin
• Massage oil
• Hair detangler - apply to ends
• Hair prewash - leave in overnight for revitalised follicles
• Soothing lips (doesn't create reliancy)
• Bath oil for silky soft skin
• Indian Head Massage
• Scalp softener
• Suntanning oil and aftersun
• Natural lubricant
• Natural deodorant
• Makeup remover
• Toothpaste (add clove, fennel or peppermint)
• Aftershave - soothes and moisturises
• Healthy pets - use in diet and on coat
• Natural soap making and high-end cosmetics

Organic coconut oil can be produced using a number of techniques, each one resulting in different grades. There are Wet-mill, Cold-press, Centrifuge and Expeller-press methods. If your coconut oil is not snowy-white with a delicious coconutty aroma, then try ours which is wet-milled using a cold-process. Regular cold-press methods don't always guarantee that heat isn't applied AFTER the pressing, for instance to quick-dry the oil. We believe that a no-heat-at-all method would be preferable to a heated oil, simply because heating is generally accepted to destroy certain nutrients. It takes longer to produce oil this way, but the results are worth it - you can see and taste the difference. We invite you to watch the video of this process below and when you open the lid of the jar, enjoy the mild aroma and taste of FRESH coconuts. You can eat this by spoon or on a cracker or blend in a smoothie, or you can cook with it knowing that it's the first heat it's ever seen.

Best Before May 2011. Store at room temperature. Ingredient: 100% Raw Virgin Coconut Oil.

Comment: Our Philippine suppliers, Cocovida, have become one of the first producers to show their whole process from tree to jar on video. The plantation is located in the pristine coastal environment of Eastern Samar, Philippines (click here for map). This happens to be the place where Mel Learmouth, the founder of Cocovida grew up. The coconut palms growing in abundance around this coastal area have never seen pesticides or artificial fertilizers. Coconuts are hand-picked at exactly the right time - precisely when they reach a peak level of lauric and other medium chain fatty acids.  The coconut oil that arrives in your jar is fresh and raw from the first pressing. No heat is applied at any stage - it is not extracted with heat nor is it dried with heat. This cold-process method is called ANH 'Absolutely No Heat'. This is pure coconut oil at its most natural raw state.

About the Producers: Cocovida are currently working with the CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) as part of an Aid Project in Dolores and the surrounding areas. Their work and employment ethics go beyond fair-trade to 'Equi-trade' as the full product range (inc. soaps and body oils) are grown, produced, packaged and labelled in the country of origin, helping to create local employment and benefitting the local economy. The CEO of Cocovida, Mel Learmouth, is well respected in the coconut industry, being regularly invited to give speeches at the Philippine Coconut Authority. The largest coconut oil producing country in the world has not overlooked Cocovida, they've been awarded "Best Virgin Coconut Oil Manufacturer in the Philippines" in 2006 and "Most Outstanding Virgin Cococonut Oil Manufacturer" at the 2007 National Awards.

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