Coconut Oil

A_Sober_Paddy · 26-09-2013 6:34pm #1

Hey all,

Was looking for better value coconut oil, not too keen on paying €18-€22 in Holland & Barrett and/or other Health Food stores...

Was told they were selling it in Dunnes and Tesco at a cheaper price, went into my local Dunnes and Tesco and no sign of it whatsoever...Do Dunnes and Tesco normally carry coconut oil...

Then in my local ethic food store I was picking up some beans and came across coconut oil, the same size as the ones in the Holland & Barrett and Health food stores and it was only €3.5...The store in question is in Tait's Square near the train station in Limerick

Bargain if I may say so:D

amazingemmet · 26-09-2013 6:50pm

I get mine by the litre in the local arabic shop. costs about 6quid.

A_Sober_Paddy · 26-09-2013 6:54pm

amazingemmet wrote: »

I get mine by the litre in the local arabic shop. costs about 6quid.

Felt Ethic was a more PC term:D

adamski8 · 26-09-2013 6:54pm

Dunnus do sell it. Think its only 7 or 8e per 500ml bottle

RidleyRider · 26-09-2013 6:56pm

Cheers for that A Sober Paddy. Was always keen to try but never wanted to pay a stupid price for it :pac:

Frank Bullitt · 26-09-2013 7:05pm

Over here in Vancouver the ethnic shops are great for stuff like that, massive quantity for very very little price.

Mellor · 27-09-2013 5:39am

I get my coconut oil, cream, milk etc from asian shops. Far cheaper.
Grab a bag of glutinous rice while you are there.

Hatfry · 27-09-2013 6:10am

Cocowell Organic Coconut Oil is for sale in Dunnes and Supervalu at e6 a tub.

A_Sober_Paddy · 27-09-2013 7:13am

Mellor wrote: »

I get my coconut oil, cream, milk etc from asian shops. Far cheaper.
Grab a bag of glutinous rice while you are there.

glutinous rice? Is this a special type of rice?

Alf Veedersane · 27-09-2013 7:26am

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

glutinous rice? Is this a special type of rice?

Yeah. It's also known as sticky rice.

Mellor · 27-09-2013 9:07am

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

glutinous rice? Is this a special type of rice?

Yup very good for the glutes...
...not really just delicious. I also think that a smaller amount goes further.

Blacktie. · 27-09-2013 9:52am

Supervalu has 500ml for 5 euro I think it is.

Alf Veedersane · 27-09-2013 10:30am

Mellor wrote: »

Yup very good for the glutes...

Look out for the brand No More Lunges.

mmanewbie · 28-09-2013 12:02am

KTC coconut oil 500ml from Asian shop on Marys street for €3.60. Great job.

rubadub · 28-09-2013 12:33am

Amazon.co.uk sell KTC oil for reasonable prices. free delivery over £25.

I made garlic crackers with coconut oil. These are the same idea as prawn crackers, they grow really big in size and are usually cooked in lots of oil in a deep fryer. Filling a frier with coconut oil would be expensive

Instead of doing that I crushed the uncooked crackers into small bits, I heated oil in a saucepan and tipped it to one side and put my cracker bits in. They still grow in size a lot and you are left with little snacks, sort of like skips, about half the size.

If you put full ones in they would puff up too much and not be fully cooked as they would lift themselves up out of the small amount of oil. With the small volume of oil I just shook them around and they all cooked nicely.

You get uncooked prawn crackers in the asian shops, supermarkets can be a lot dearer.

dor843088 · 28-09-2013 8:24am

Isnt cocnut oil hydrogenated and contain trans fats?

Duck's hoop · 28-09-2013 11:00am

Not if it's non-hydrogenated.

rubadub · 28-09-2013 1:55pm

dor843088 wrote: »

Isnt cocnut oil hydrogenated and contain trans fats?

It is solid at room temp naturally. On all the sites selling only virgin coconut oil they keep going on about the dangers of non virgin oil, reading some of their marketing crap you would think non virgin stuff is loaded with transfats by law. But I have never seen hydrogenated coconut oil on sale here on any bottles I checked.

KTC is not virgin but not hydrogenated. In some hotter countries or for some recpies they might hydrogenate it to keep it solid when really hot. Mine only went liquid a few days this year when it was really hot.

Regarding the KTC coconut oil –
I just got the following email response from them:

"KTC Coconut Oil is 100% pure, refined coconut oil. The oil is not hydrogenated in any way and hexane is not used in the refining process."

Think I'll try it now.

this guy recommends the refined stuff, mainly due to price & versatility due to lower smell
http://180degreehealth.com/2010/11/refined-coconut-oil

dor843088 · 28-09-2013 2:26pm

http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-coconut-oil-clog-arteries/

Is coconut oil supposed to be healthy ?

Alf Veedersane · 28-09-2013 2:35pm

Unless you're over-indulging,i can't imagine it's unhealthy.

dor843088 · 28-09-2013 3:04pm

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Unless you're over-indulging,i can't imagine it's unhealthy.

I hear where your coming from but I could make that argument about anything. Im just wondering if people are buying this stuff under the impression that its really healthy ? Poster above is deep frying prawn crackers in it . If buying it for taste fine but for health purposes or an excuse to eat " healthy" fried foods ? Im not so sure.

Alf Veedersane · 28-09-2013 3:16pm

dor843088 wrote: »

I hear where your coming from but I could make that argument about anything. Im just wondering if people are buying this stuff under the impression that its really healthy ? Poster above is deep frying prawn crackers in it . If buying it for taste fine but for health purposes or an excuse to eat " healthy" fried foods ? Im not so sure.

It's all relative though. Is there any oil that's particularly healthy if you're using it for a lot of your food? I don't think most people would be under that impression. I'm not against a word of caution. Maybe I'm just giving too much credit to Ordinary Joe as regards oil. I probably am considering how little I knew about nutrition. Not that I know a huge amount now. But to cut a lot of guff short,it's a healthier option if you're using it just as a replacement for vegetable oil,for example. But if you're eating it Ralph Wiggum style,it's not brilliant

simonsays1 · 30-09-2013 7:49pm

[QUOTE
KTC coconut oil 500ml from Asian shop on Marys street for €3.60. Great job.[/QUOTE]

I don't buy this any more as it is 'refined' oil

mmanewbie · 30-09-2013 9:20pm

simonsays1 wrote: »

[QUOTE
KTC coconut oil 500ml from Asian shop on Marys street for €3.60. Great job.

I don't buy this any more as it is 'refined' oil[/QUOTE]

Are you sure there's a difference?

Hatfry · 30-09-2013 9:35pm

mmanewbie wrote: »

I don't buy this any more as it is 'refined' oil

Are you sure there's a difference?[/quote]

Big difference between raw virgin oil and refined.

A_Sober_Paddy · 30-09-2013 9:38pm

Hatfry wrote: »

Are you sure there's a difference?

Big difference between raw virgin oil and refined.[/QUOTE]

Whats the difference?

Drained_Empty · 30-09-2013 10:24pm

Lads, have you ever seen a sick monkey or a coconut crab? These animals are some of the fittest, sharpest, wisest animals in the jungle/seashore and eat a lot of coconuts. QED. This is a irish crab after a few weeks on the coconuts

http://asterling.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341ed39853ef0120a57a22d7970c-800wi

simonsays1 · 01-10-2013 8:06am

Same as above poster,

http://www.naturalnews.com/036554_extra_virgin_coconut_oil_health.html#

WHIP IT! · 01-10-2013 2:23pm

This is the one I usually get from the Asian (or Korean or... somethin' weird!) Shop... is this 'refined' and therefore not so healthy?

Alf Veedersane · 01-10-2013 2:45pm

WHIP IT! wrote: »

This is the one I usually get from the Asian (or Korean or... somethin' weird!) Shop... is this 'refined' and therefore not so healthy?

Have a goo here.

It's a pressing matter the world over!

A_Sober_Paddy · 01-10-2013 6:07pm

WHIP IT! wrote: »

This is the one I usually get from the Asian (or Korean or... somethin' weird!) Shop... is this 'refined' and therefore not so healthy?

The pot on the right is the one I was talking about in my OP

Crann na Beatha · 01-10-2013 7:54pm

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Hatfry · 02-10-2013 9:40am

Phoenix wrote: »

Whats the difference between the biona jars of c oil or the Essential Organic Raw Virgin Coconut Oil you get in a health shop and the coconut oil you get in dunnes/supervalu etc?

The one in Dunnes and SV is Organic Raw pressed oil, the same as Biona or that other one.

kevpants · 02-10-2013 10:41am

Doesn't properly grease the pan, it basically seeps into the food and makes everything taste like a feckin bounty bar.

Next fad please.

Dravokivich · 02-10-2013 2:04pm

kevpants wrote: »

Doesn't properly grease the pan, it basically seeps into the food and makes everything taste like a feckin bounty bar.

Next fad please.

You mean of coconuts? You don't expect food to taste of what you cook it with?

Crann na Beatha · 02-10-2013 9:24pm

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CR 7 · 03-10-2013 8:49am

Phoenix wrote: »

Whats the brand name sold in Dunnes or SV?

Cocowel. Use it myself as it's the only one cheap enough that's easily available.

gymfreak · 03-10-2013 3:58pm

kevpants wrote: »

Doesn't properly grease the pan, it basically seeps into the food and makes everything taste like a feckin bounty bar.

Next fad please.

LOL...my thinking exactly

WHIP IT! · 03-10-2013 11:02pm

kevpants wrote: »

Doesn't properly grease the pan, it basically seeps into the food and makes everything taste like a feckin bounty bar.

So, you're saying there are literally NO drawbacks?!
Nom Nom Nom :pac:

juke · 11-11-2013 1:29pm

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Saw this in Tesco Rathfarnham today, €1.99 for 500ml

Gummy Panda · 11-11-2013 5:37pm

kevpants wrote: »

Doesn't properly grease the pan, it basically seeps into the food and makes everything taste like a feckin bounty bar.

Next fad please.

Yeah its horrible. Put me off coconut

innad · 13-11-2013 7:31pm

I love coconut oil. Cook with it, spread it on toast, use it as a hair treatment, a moisturiser, it's magic

dor843088 · 13-11-2013 7:32pm

Didnt know trans fat made a good moisturiser

innad · 13-11-2013 7:37pm

Never used any trans fats as a moisturiser so I wouldn't know!

CianRyan · 13-11-2013 7:47pm

It's a great moisturiser.

I find the KTC stuff to be really cheap in price and quality. No smell, no taste, it's a bit manky really.
For the sake of €2/€3 a month I'll get the Cocowell stuff from Dunnes.

I love the taste, didn't really know it was a fad.

siochain · 13-11-2013 9:05pm

CianRyan wrote: »

It's a great moisturiser.

I find the KTC stuff to be really cheap in price and quality. No smell, no taste, it's a bit manky really.
For the sake of €2/€3 a month I'll get the Cocowell stuff from Dunnes.

I love the taste, didn't really know it was a fad.

I agree the cocowell stuff is nicer KTC is definitely more processed and even sometimes I got a kind of paraffin smell off it.

rubadub · 13-11-2013 9:10pm

I have KTC & cocowell, I use them for different things, some things I would not want any coconut taste to.

Some of the asian supermarkets can have stuff in stock for ages, so good to see it in supermarkets where there should be a frequent turnover.

doctorwhogirl · 13-03-2014 11:08pm

I'm not fussy on the type of oil, but I'm looking for a bargain as funds are tight! My local Supervalu used to sell the KTC stuff which was grand for my tastes but they don't anymore! It was a bargain and lasted ages. My Dunnes don't have one and my local health shop charges extortionate prices. Any good online, reputable deals?

lightspeed · 13-03-2014 11:34pm

doctorwhogirl wrote: »

I'm not fussy on the type of oil, but I'm looking for a bargain as funds are tight! My local Supervalu used to sell the KTC stuff which was grand for my tastes but they don't anymore! It was a bargain and lasted ages. My Dunnes don't have one and my local health shop charges extortionate prices. Any good online, reputable deals?

I got some virgin coconut oil in Super Valu Balbriggan and the same one was still on sale last Sunday. I forget the price but i think it was under €5.00. One im curious about is when i want to put into shakes, a friend of mine suggested that i put it in the mircowave to get it from the wax like state it is in the jar to an actual oil.

The part that is confusing then is weighing it correctly. For example if I throw 20 grams in the microwave, how much has evaporated during the process of microwaving it to an oil?

Should i subsequently weigh the oil in mls considering 1ml is roughly equal to 1 gram?

Rough Sleeper · 14-03-2014 12:34pm

lightspeed wrote: »

The part that is confusing then is weighing it correctly. For example if I throw 20 grams in the microwave, how much has evaporated during the process of microwaving it to an oil?

Should i subsequently weigh the oil in mls considering 1ml is roughly equal to 1 gram?

You're overthinking this a bit, man.

Dermighty · 15-03-2014 10:22am

I originally used the KTC version and then splashed out and bought a fancy proper one which was about €15 or €20 or something. It made me so sick. I tried the bulletproof coffee thing, tried cooking with it, tried eating it raw, every way I tried it made my stomach ache. Ended up dropping the jar by accident, splattering the coconut oil all over the floor and I didn't care!

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