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Your Complete Guide to Coconut Oil and its Different Variations

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Coconut products have taken the UK and the rest of Europe by storm&comma; from coconut water to coconut cream and milk to coconut oil&period; More consumers are looking for coconut products&comma; and if you have a food business and are making use of coconut products such as coconut oil&comma; you should definitely take advantage of the trend&period; But whilst finding the right coconut oil can be easy as there are many good suppliers around&comma; what type of coconut oil should you choose&quest; There are several variations&comma; after all&period; Here’s your complete guide to coconut oil and its different variations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Virgin coconut oil <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Virgin coconut oil&comma; made from the meat of fresh coconuts&comma; undergoes the most minimum chemical or heat applications&period; Virgin coconut oil has a strong coconut smell&comma; and its taste is certainly distinctive&period; Virgin coconut oil is known for its high level of anti-oxidants&comma; and it also has high amounts of medium-chain fatty acids&comma; lauric acid&comma; capric acid&comma; vitamin E&comma; and caprylic acid&period; Virgin coconut oil has a pure white colouring when solid&comma; or it can be clear and transparent when in liquid form&period; One notable fact which you should know&colon; there is really no clear distinction between &OpenCurlyQuote;extra virgin’ coconut oil and &OpenCurlyQuote;virgin’ coconut oil – the two are basically the same&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Pure coconut oil<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Pure coconut oil can be processed and made when dried kernels of coconut &lpar;copra&rpar;&comma; undergo cold pressing or manual compression&period; Pure coconut oil has no additives&semi; it is often unrefined and crude&comma; although pure coconut oil can be more expensive than refined coconut oil&comma; or RBD&period; Pure coconut oil has many uses – aside from cooking&comma; it can be used for hair and massage treatments&comma; the production of confectionery&comma; and for medication&period; It is important to note&comma; however&comma; that pure coconut oil will often be converted to refined coconut oil before it is sold&comma; which results in it being less readily found and more expensive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Refined coconut oil <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Refined coconut oil&comma; also referred to as RBD &lpar;Refined&comma; Bleached&comma; and Deodorised&rpar; has a golden colour and is filled with saturated fats&period; It is made by chemical and mechanical refining&comma; then the resulting product is bleached and then deodorised&period; This entire process makes refined coconut oil odourless and tasteless&period; Refined coconut oil will always be the most readily available as well as the least expensive coconut oil product&comma; and it is ideal for cooking dishes where the flavour of coconut is not required&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Organic coconut oil<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Wholesale coconut oil suppliers will tell you that organic coconut oil is a coconut oil product that has been made from coconuts which have no synthetic fertiliser and which have been grown on organic soil or manure&period; There are no chemicals used in its extraction&comma; either&comma; and it is considered the most expensive form of coconut oil&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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