Your guide to the Best Coconut Oil available

TIANA is the only Certified Fairtrade Organic Virgin Coconut Oil available

All coconut oils are different

Coconut oils are not all the same in quality, appearance, flavour, aroma, taste and what is very important – they do not all provide the same health benefits.

It is fully documented with references to medical literature that coconut oil is the healthiest of all oils. The benefits of coconut oil are associated with its chemical structure that consists of healthy medium chain fatty acids, availability of Lauric Acid in its fatty acid composition and important nutrients.  However, there are several types of coconut oil and it can be difficult to decide between the various brands.

The most commonly coconut oil is refined, bleached and deodorised coconut oil or RBD coconut oil,which is produced from dry coconut meat (copra). RBD coconut oil is produced from copra. Copra is made by drying coconut in the sun, smoking and heating it. During the production process, chemicals are used and the oils are heated to high temperatures where they can form of a certain percentage of trans-fatty acids, which contribute to arteriosclerosis, heart disease and diabetes. Because this coconut oil is produced with high temperatures and chemicals, its taste becomes bland with a composition of about 3-4% of Lauric Acid. RBD Coconut oil is widely used in the Far East as cheap cooking oil.

 

Virgin Coconut Oil Production Methods

Virgin coconut oil can be produced either from fresh coconuts or dried coconuts. Unlike olive oil, there are no sets of guidelines to classify coconut oil as "virgin".

Most of coconut oils marketed as "virgin" are produced by the following methods:

From pressing dry coconuts:

Quick drying of fresh coconut meat which is then used to press out the oil. (Such virgin coconut oil can be stated as "cold pressed virgin coconut oil"

Centrifuged extraction:

Virgin coconut oil is extracted from fresh coconut meat without drying first. "Coconut milk" is expressed first by pressing. The oil is then further separated from the water. Methods which can be used to separate the oil from the water include boiling, fermentation, refrigeration and mechanical centrifuge.

Expeller pressed:

Coconut oil is expeller pressed from fresh coconuts after the adjustment of the water content, then pressing the coconut flesh again to extract the oil.

The quality of virgin coconut oil pressed from fresh coconuts depends on the production temperature. If virgin coconut oil is pressed at higher temperatures than ambient it will reflect on their nutrition and it cannot be classified as cold pressed oil.

During the production of virgin coconut oil by centrifuged or expeller pressed methods higher temperatures are raised due to the speed of these mechanical methods.

TIANA is a superior brand in quality, taste and value

Cold pressed virgin coconut oil from fresh coconuts

TIANA Virgin coconut oil is 100% cold pressed only from fresh mature coconuts at ambient temperatures without additional heating, that is why it is classified as 100% raw virgin coconut oil that can provide you with its fantastic health benefits. That is why our coconut oil is differenct and can be used for raw diet.

 

More information on expeller pressed and raw coconut oil

Why does virgin coconut oil vary in smell, taste and price?

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