Virgin Coconut Oil - Gold Label - 1 Pint
Why I like it: Wet-milled traditionally made coconut oil Virgin Coconut Oil - Gold Label - 1 Pint (16 oz glass jar) Hand-made in small batches- not mass-produced by machine Wet-milled from fresh coconut milk High heat used to extract antioxidants (why cold-pressed is NOT best) Tested for the herbicide glyphosate This is The First Virgin Coconut Oil Sold in America! Tropical Traditions began exporting Virgin Coconut Oil from the Philippines to the US in 2001. At that time, there were only one or two other companies in the US even selling coconut oil, and they were highly refined coconut oils, mostly used for cosmetics and skin care products. The prevailing belief was that coconut oil was dangerous to consume as an edible oil, due to its high saturated fat content. But having lived in the Philippines for several years, I was forced to challenge my own thinking that coconut oil was bad, seeing first hand how the older generations in rural areas consumed home-made coconut oil