It Depends On the Meaning Of “Pure”
“It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is,” replied Bill Clinton to the grand jury back in the day.
Pure coconut oil is about 90% saturated fat. 7% monounsaturated fat, and the remainder is polyunsaturated fat.
Yet coconut oil companies brag about the vitamins E and K in their “pure” coconut oil.
Vitamins are not oils and oils are not vitamins, and never the twain shall meet.
These companies either don’t understand that 100% coconut oil means 100% coconut oil, or they do understand the difference and add synthetic or GMO vitamins to their product.
It’s usually the former in the case of health food stores.
So the following are ridiculous statements …
“Virgin coconut oil is a major source of vitamin E.”
“Our pure coconut oil contains cholesterol.”
“Interestingly, coconut oil doesn’t contain many vitamins.”
That’s why it’s called “pure” coconut oil, not because it’s “pure as the driven snow.”
It depends on what the meaning of the word “pure” is.
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Coconut oil decomposes at an exceedingly slow rate. Vitamin E decomposes quickly.
What else is getting through their filters that we don’t know about?
Other coconut ingredients OFTEN sneak through organic coconut company filters.
Besides vitamins E and K, teensy-weensy amounts of coconut’s other ingredients might be getting through their filters — tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, cystine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, valine, arginine, histidine, alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, proline, serine, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, water, fungi, viruses, bacteria, etc.
The partial list of coconut’s ingredients is mostly taken from Wikipedia, but at least two hundred more could be added to the list, including many anti-nutrients.
Marketers thrive on dictionary-deprived individuals who were brainwashed by forced government schooling.
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Of course, only a laboratory-grade coconut oil truly approaches 100% purity.
Regarding every commercial product, it’s just a question of degree.
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Why does 100% purity matter?
Isn’t this just splitting coconut hairs?
Well, it makes a big difference if you’re allergic to “coconut oil.”
You can’t be allergic to coconut oil.
Refined coconut oil, just like refined peanut oil, is allergen-free, because no stray proteins escaped the filtering process.
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Why are allergies on the rise?
Why have children’s food allergies increased 50% between 1997 and 2011 (according to a 2013 CDC study)?
Allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) is a result, not the cause.
It’s time to look at our consumption of PUFAs, HUFAs, and HDL (high-density lipoprotein).
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'It Depends On the Meaning Of “Pure”' have 12 comments
September 28, 2016 @ 10:24 am Atom
Re: checked out if oil was both RAW and PURE
Does it smell like coconut? If it does, it can’t be pure (100% coconut oil).
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September 29, 2016 @ 1:32 pm John
Hello Atom! This is extremely important information to clarify a (now) commonly used but not-well-explored addition to the American diet! Which would be the better option for getting the maximum amount of the coconut’s health-supporting properties: refined coconut oil or MCT (Medium Chain Triglyceride) oil?
If “Vitamin E decomposes quickly”, does that mean people who attribute experiencing positive differences in their health from using (loose, not encapsulated) Wheat Germ oil to its vitamin E content should actually be “thanking” other nutrients found within the Wheat Germ extraction? And the same for the vitamin E in sunflower seed oil?
Do to its unstable (if that is the correct term) nature, is encapsulation of “pure” vitamin E the only way to package the nutrient such that the consumer receives it with an appreciable amount and potency?
What are the sources of significant supplemental (not dietary) vitamin E that you regard favorably that are currently available?
Thanks again for the great post!
October 2, 2016 @ 3:35 pm Atom
Re: Which would be the better option for getting the maximum amount of the coconut’s health-supporting properties: refined coconut oil or MCT (Medium Chain Triglyceride) oil?
Neither is better than the “impure” oil — provided there’s no allergy to “impure” coconut oil (it may be impossible to be allergic to pure coconut oil).
Allergies are on the rise due to the eating of PUFAs, HUFAs, complex carbs, and HDL (not LDL) cholesterol.
Re: If “Vitamin E decomposes quickly”, does that mean people who attribute experiencing positive differences in their health from using (loose, not encapsulated) Wheat Germ oil to its vitamin E content should actually be “thanking” other nutrients found within the Wheat Germ extraction? And the same for the vitamin E in sunflower seed oil?
Yes. The protective ingredients in food act in concert in a Mutual Admiration Society.
Re: Due to its unstable (if that is the correct term) nature, is encapsulation of “pure” vitamin E the only way to package the nutrient such that the consumer receives it with an appreciable amount and potency?
Yes. Protecting it from oxidation is important.
A vitamin E label should read something close to the one on the product I use …
“Natural E-400. Vitamin E (as unesterified d-alpha Tocopherol plus Mixed Tocopherols: d-beta, d-delta and d-gamma Tocopherol) (Non-GMO). Other ingredients: Softgel Capsules (gelatin, water, glycerin) and Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Contains soy (non-GMO).”
I use my teeth to break open the capsules and eat only the contents, avoiding the soy.
Re: What are the sources of significant supplemental (not dietary) vitamin E that you regard favorably that are currently available?
Soaked almonds are ideal. Traces exist in many other fresh raw whole foods.
September 28, 2016 @ 10:28 am Atom
A Trip Down Memory Lane — Screenwriter and author Joe Eszterhas discusses his book about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewisnky …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78ABWtj4Sr4
September 29, 2016 @ 4:21 am Matt
True or false? Fat/lipids do not contain minerals and vitamins?
September 30, 2016 @ 2:39 pm Atom
Fats “contain” vitamins and minerals, making them technically “impure.”
“Purity” is a wastepaper basket term (it covers too much) meaning anything the user wants it to mean.
Uncontaminated? Refined? Flawless? Genuine?
It’s a weasel word loved by marketers, as in “44/100 percent pure.”
September 29, 2016 @ 8:05 am Christopher
Any info or a blog about seasonal eating would be cool. For example, maybe a person take that tequila drink more often in the winter months. Intuition eating.
September 30, 2016 @ 2:41 pm Atom
Eating 80 to 90% locally-grown seasonal food is usually one’s highest choice.
It synchronizes the biology of the eater to the eaten.
Eating at least 10% of food from distant locations normally compensates for local soil deficiencies.
Otherwise, eating more fats and cooked foods in the winter and more fruit and raw food in the summer is a safe bet.
Watch movies during the winter and make your own movie during the summer.
September 29, 2016 @ 11:49 am sebastian
i’ve been buying the filtered kind since it’s cheaper. but the nutty freshness of the virgin one is actually pleasant on the palate. still, it seems to set my belly off on i micro level. coconut flour for example is something i keep my distance from.
iron and vit c? i’m vegetarian and big on the milk products, so i get plenty of calcium and rarely iron. now i’ve started making crystal water with an iron based stone supposedly supporting the lymph. is lymph and iron related? is vit c a must for iron to function proper?
did adano voice any thoughts on anemia? lower susceptibility to anything? it lowers my will power, which is something i usually have in spades. could it be a situation of simple spiritual benefit?
so few questions, i know! :)
October 1, 2016 @ 7:29 am One Radio
It’s on there now ;-)
October 2, 2016 @ 7:37 am john oneill
I ESTIMATE IN ABOUT 10 TO 30 MORE YEARS IF WE KEEP THE MACHINE RUNNING WE WILL HAVE POLLUTED THE INTIRE PLANET , UNLESS WEE CREATE FOOD FORESTS
October 4, 2016 @ 4:04 pm Atom
And Food Forests will bring back the rain, a phenomenon explained in my Sun Sync Nutrition three-part blog series …
Are Trees Really Stealing California’s Weather? …
https://www.sunsyncnutrition.com/blog/?s=california%27s+water&submit=Search