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Due to its rich fiber and nutritional content, coconut oil possesses incredible health benefits.
Due to its rich fiber and nutritional content, coconut oil possesses incredible health benefits. For thousands of years, this edible oil has been consumed in tropical places. Being one of the healthiest oils on earth, it is used to treat a wide variety of health problems including abscesses, asthma, baldness, bronchitis, bruises, burns, colds, constipation, cough, dropsy, a few amongst many others.Coconut oil contains predominantly medium chain triglycerides, with roughly 92% saturated fatty acids, 6% monounsaturated fatty acids, and 2% polyunsaturated fatty acids. Of the saturated fatty acids, coconut oil is primarily 44.6% lauric acid, 16.8% myristic acid a 8.2% palmitic acid and 8% caprylic acid, although it contains seven different saturated fatty acids in total. UnRefined coconut oil melts at 24-25°C (76°F) and smokes at 170°C (350°F),[3] while refined coconut oil has a higher smoke point of 232°C (450°F).
| Product Type: Fruit Oil | Type: Coconut Oil | Place of Origin: Cameroon |