"The Healthiest Oil on Earth" - Dr. Bruce Fife N. D.

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, energy boosting, supports healthy metabolism 
• Contains Lauric acid (found in mothers' milk) helps to support healthy immune system
• Naturally anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial
• Pure and unrefined - not hydrogenated, fresh from the coconut
• No cholesterol, no trans-fats
• Dairy-free, vegan, raw 
• Better than butter - 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:

• Superior taste - the freshest tasting coconut oil available or your money back
• 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
• Made from fresh coconuts (not dried)
• High Lauric acid content 54% - analysis report here = more goodness
• Transparency - see where it's from and how it's made (video)
• The Quality is easy to see and taste

So Many Uses! ...

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

Eat it:

• Eat off the spoon as a health supplement
• Blend into smoothies
• Use in baking in place of butter
• 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
• Foot balm to sooth feet and assist dry skin
• Massage oil
• Emollient for problem skin
• Hair de-tangler - apply to ends
• Hair pre-wash - leave in overnight for revitalised follicles
• Soothing lip-balm (doesn't create reliancy)
• Bath oil for silky soft skin
• Indian Head Massage
• Scalp softener for dry, flaky scalp
• Suntanning oil and aftersun lotion
• Natural lubricant
• Natural deodorant - anti-bacterial
• Makeup remover
• Toothpaste (add clove, fennel or peppermint)
• Aftershave balm - soothes and moisturises
• Healthy pets -use in diet and on coat
• Natural soap making and high-end cosmetics

Health Benefits

Coconut Oil has long been used in traditional medicine among Asian and Pacific populations. Researchers have found that people who traditionally ate a lot of coconut oil (including Polynesians and other island cultures) were lean and had a low incidence of heart disease, until they adopted a western style diet. Coconut Oil has been called 'the Drugstore in a Bottle'. Published medical trials have recently been carried out to determine how coconut oil and in particular its medium-chain fatty acids including lauric acid (also found in mothers' milk) can have a positive effect on the thyroid, the immune system, digestive health, cholesterol levels, energy levels and more. Many of these studies are documented in Dr. Bruce Fife's Book Coconut Cures and we will be adding links to these shortly.

Weight Control and Satiety

Recent research shows that coconut oil keeps you fuller for longer, contains fewer calories than other oils and can boost the metabolism.

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 you might want to find one that is raw. Cold-press methods don't guarantee this as heat is usually applied AFTER the pressing 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 micro-nutrients. It takes longer to produce oil this way, but the results are worth it. We invite you to watch the video of this process on our home page and when you open the lid of the jar, enjoy the aroma and taste of FRESH coconuts. You can eat this raw oil by spoon or off 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 2010. Store at room temperature. Ingredient: 100% Raw Virgin Coconut Oil.

Coconutty Comments: "If you're buying virgin coconut oil for its health benefits, you'll want the best you can get. Our Philippine suppliers have become 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 standing for 'Absolutely No Heat'. This is coconut oil at its most natural raw state."

More About the Producers: Cocovida are currently working with the CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) as part of an Aid Project to create employment 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. (Check our Blog for further details). 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.