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Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil

The nice folks over at Tropical Traditions recently sent me a sample of their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil. After reading about the benefits of coconut oil, I replaced vegetable oils in cooking with coconut oil about 2 years ago.   I was eager to give it a try, though I did exercise some patience in waiting until my current jar of coconut oil had been used up.

Product Information

This is a truly unrefined coconut oil made from only the highest quality, hand-picked, organic coconuts from each harvest.  The fresh coconut meat is shredded and then cold-pressed using the water from inside the coconuts to make coconut milk.   The milk is allowed to sit for about half a day while the  oil naturally separates and rises to the top.   The coconut solid are then filtered from the oil.  There are no chemical or high-heat treatments used.

The Gold Label Standard Coconut Oil is Tropical Traditions’ highest standard for Virgin Coconut Oil.

What I do With It

I use coconut oil for cooking and baking.  I even add it to my breakfast smoothies sometimes to keep me full longer.  For those of you who like to be in the know, the smoke point for this unrefined oil is 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).  Check out my Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe as well as a wealth of recipes at freecoconutrecipes.com.

I love this coconut oil.  It is bright white in color and has the aroma and flavor of fresh coconut.  I also like that it is packaged in a glass jar instead of plastic.  When this jar is near empty, I will definitely head on over to the Tropical Traditions website to place an order for more.  Hopefully, the will be having one of their many sales at that time.

Disclaimer

Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to try, and I was under no obligation to review it.  Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

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