Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has been produced by varying methods in most tropical countries since the beginning of known human history -- and probably well before. But results of traditional coconut oil extractions are not stable. They will go rancid in one to three months time. This shows that certain vital elements are "killed" in the processing. Still -- this local product is far superior to modern coconut oil -- that is hydrogenated at 600 F then purified stringently by filtration -- etc -- resulting in an oil so sterile it has no food properties (of value) left -- so even bacteria can't feed there. Local distribution of oil and it's consumption is so rapid that even having a one month shelf life is not important. Where in modern industrialized nations -- all foods must be processed to have indefinite shelf lives. But we know that coconut oil contains all the elements to make a natural living oil. The question then becomes how to extract it in such a manner that it still lives. One of the basic elements of proper living oil extraction is already well demonstrated in shark liver oil processing -- where the killer agent is found to be heat. So first -- a method of cold processing must be used. This is rather straight forward. Press the oil out -- rather than traditional methods -- where "complete" separation from a water mixture is dependent on "frying" -- which raises temperatures to levels not acceptable in maintaining life forces in the finished oil product. Cold pressing works only if the coconut meat is very dry first. OK -- that is what the traditional "copra" industry is all about. Coconuts are harvested -- de-husked -- split -- then sun dried -- for a period of 3 weeks and longer. Then this is shipped to the processing plants in far off places -- to be cold pressed extracted. This is the standard process for commercial coconut oil production as practiced in modern industrialized nations since the beginning of the coconut oil industry. So why not just go with that product!! Simply use it before the hydrogenation process is applied? Because that oil will be highly contaminated with rancid elements. During the period of time the coconut is drying -- bacteria set in and start degrading oil into rancid oil. The coconut -- so exposed to the sun -- is weakened and killed -- and no longer has properties to resist invasion by bacteria. A living coconut has an immune system response to bacterial and virus infection. A living coconut is a living seed. Any "nut" is a living organism. It is a seed waiting to germinate. It contains stored food for the initial growth of new plant -- as well as specialized micro nutrients to assure survival. Disease resistance is of prime importance. So it contains methods of insuring its survival against invasive diseases. Every nut does this in a different manner. Many nuts are actually poison to humans as they have evolved to use substances deadly to us as protection to stop infections from taking hold. The pits of wild cherry nut/seed contain cyanide. But many other complicated organic chemicals have evolved to do this same purpose -- and all such seeds/nuts/oils should be avoided for human consumption. The coconut "seed" is a special case -- it contains many nutrients of perfect food value to humans. And yes -- even passing along the medicinal properties it uses to protect itself to the human consuming the oil after

Coconut oil has been produced by varying methods in most tropical countries since the beginning of known human history