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This brand is one of the highest lauric acid containing coconut oils on the market!
(see more on lauric acid below)

Most coconut oils contain 46-49% lauric acid, although some coconut oils test out as low as 42%. This special centrifuged oil, unlike all the others, contains a whopping 57% lauric acid!! In addition, this coconut oil is higher in medium chain fatty acids than any other coconut oil we have seen, and it contains virtually no polyunsaturated fats.

Coconut oil is beginning to be accepted as the wonderful, healthy fat that it is in the mainstream.  Even a popular magazine, Women's World (May 20, 2003 edition), called coconut oil a "miracle food."  The magazine focused on its ability help the body burn unwanted fat, triple your energy, and greatly help those with thyroid problems.

Coconut oil is also known for its lauric acid content and its immune enhancing properties.  Noted fats and lipid scientist Dr. Mary Enig PhD has stated " Lauric acid may prove to be a "conditionally essential saturated fatty acid, and the research to establish this fact around the world needs to be vigorously promoted. " Lauric acid has been shown in various scientific studies to contain bacterial and anti-viral properties, making it especially important for immune-suppressed individuals. A form of lauric acid is found naturally in human milk and helps to keep infants from being infected by viruses and bacteria.

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General Qualities

• Healthy form of saturated fat
• Very stable oil - withstands heat
• No refrigeration necessary
• Burns quickly for energy - medium chain fats
• Metabolism booster
• Immune booster
• Thyroid support
• Candida support

General Uses

• Replacement for processed oils, shortening, margarine, etc
• Baking cookies, cakes, muffins and brownies!
• Light frying of foods
• Spread on bread (try ½ butter and ½ coconut oil mixed together)
• Supplement - 1-2 Tbsp in warm water before meals

Coconut Forms

• Coconut oil
• Coconut milk
• Coconut cream
• Desiccated coconut
• Freeze-dried coconut
• Coconut sugar
• Coconut Juice (water)
• Coconut rum
• Coconut vinegar

Why Coconut Oil is A Low-Calorie Fat and Helps in Losing Weight 

(Source: The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil (Now called The Coconut Miracle) , by Bruce Fife, N.D.)

Not all Fats are Alike - We often think that the less fat we eat, the better. However, you don't necessarily need to reduce your fat intake, you simply need to choose fats, such as coconut oil, that is better for you while also eating less polyunsaturated fat (processed vegetable oils).   

Eat Fat and Lose Weight - One of the remarkable things about coconut oil is that it can help you lose weight. Yes, there is a dietary fat that can actually help you take off unwanted pounds. Coconut oil can quite literally be called a low-fat fat.  Replacing the fats you now eat with coconut oil may be the wisest decision you can make to lose excess body fat.  The simplest and best way to add MCFA to the diet is to use coconut oil in the preparation of your food.

Low Calorie Fat - All fats, whether they be saturated or unsaturated, from a cow or from corn, contain the same number of calories. The MCFA (medium chain fatty acids) in coconut oil, however, are different. They contain a little less. Because of the small size of the fatty acids that make up coconut oil, they actually yield fewer calories than other fats. MCT oil, which is derived from coconut oil and consists of 75 percent caprylic acid (C:8) and 25 percent capric acid (C:10), has an effective energy value of only 6.8 calories per gram.  This is much less than the 9 calories per gram supplied by other fats. Coconut oil has at least 2.56 percent fewer calories per gram of fat than long-chain fatty acids (LCFA). This means that by using coconut oil in place of other oils your calorie intake is less.

Immediate Energy Producers - MCFA are digested and utilized differently. They are not packaged into lipoproteins and do not circulate in the bloodstream like other fats, but are sent directly to the liver where they are immediately converted into energy - just like a carbohydrate, but without the insulin response. So when you eat coconut oil, the body uses it immediately to make energy.  

Recommended Reading (Click title to order)

Eat Fat, Lose Fat, by Dr. Mary Enig - International Expert on the Biochemistry of Food and Fat and Sally Fallon - President, The Weston A. Price Foundation

Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon with Mary G Enig

The Coconut Diet, by Carrie Calbom with John Calbom

The Coconut Miracle, by Bruce Fife, CN, ND
(Previously Published as The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil)