Organic Coconut Products

We offer a wide-range of organic coconut products including dried raw shredded/flakes, dried toasted coconut, coconut oil, coconut mana, coconut nectar, and more.

To learn more about the health benefits and uses of the coconut products we offer, please read below.

History/Background

Did you know that coconut can be classified as a fruit...and a nut...and a seed?

Back in the fifth century, travelers wrote about this fruit-nut-seed after visiting India. These days, coconut palms are grown in a large number of tropical locations -- as far north as Hawaii and as far south as Madagascar.

Coconuts used to have a reputation for being high in cholesterol, clogging arteries and contributing to heart disease. Today, the coconut is being touted as a “miracle food.” While we wouldn’t go so far as saying that any food is a “miracle”, coconuts are packed with nutrients, fiber-rich, contain beneficial fats, and filled with essential vitamins and minerals.

Potential Health Benefits of Coconut Products

• Nutrients: Fresh and dried coconut meat contains minerals such as copper, calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc. It’s a source of B-vitamins, which include folate, riboflavin, niacin, thiamine and pyridoxine.

• Promotes digestive health: The fiber from fresh and dried coconut meat help to prevent constipation and is a great source of food for the healthy gut bacteria that can help fight off pathogens in the gut.

• Reduce symptoms of Type 2 diabetes: Fiber from coconuts can reduce the glycemic index of a meal which prevents a post-meal glucose spike. Some studies have even shown diets high in coconut oil can improve glucose tolerance.

• Healthy saturated fats: Coconut contains healthy saturated fats called Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs). That means that the fatty acids in coconut are shorter than other fats. When you eat this type of fat it’s absorbed from the gut and goes to the liver. From here, instead of being turned into fat, it can be used directly for energy or turned into ketones. MCTs have potent medicinal properties.

• Increases fat burn: MCTs can increase calorie burn by about 5% in a 24-hour period. In addition, MCTs from coconut oil can burn more calories compared to oils containing long chain triglycerides (as in olive oil).

• Reduces harmful abdominal fat: Visceral abdominal fat in the body is especially harmful because it surrounds the organs in your body, causing inflammation, and contributing to many of the chronic Western diseases. Coconut oil can be effective in reducing visceral abdominal fat.

• Supports immune system health: Lauric acid makes up about 50% of the MCTs found in coconuts. Lauric acid can kill pathogens like viruses, bacteria, and fungi; thus, protecting the body from infections.

• Reduces hunger: Dried coconut being high in fiber means that it can help keep you fuller for longer. In addition, when MCTs are metabolized by the liver, ketones are made. These ketones can reduce ghrelin in the gut (the “hunger hormone”) which leads to an appetite reduction.

• Heart health: Coconut oil can increase HDL (“good”) cholesterol and turn the LDL (“bad”) cholesterol into a less harmful form.

• Skin, hair, dental health: Using coconut oil topically on the skin can improve moisture, reduce symptoms of eczema and block 20% of ultraviolet rays from the sun. Coconut oil can protect hair from damage when applied topically. Oil pulling is a practice that uses coconut oil like a mouthwash. This method can kill harmful bacteria in the mouth, reduce bad breath, and improve dental health.

• Boost brain health: MCTs have been shown to improve cognitive function in patients with milder forms of Alzheimer’s. Ketones made as a result of MCT metabolism can be used as form of energy for the brain as opposed to glucose. Those with alzheimer's may have parts of their brain that use glucose inefficiently, so using ketones can help feed the brain cells.

• Reduce seizures: A ketogenic diet (very high fat, very low carbohydrates) can help reduce seizures in children suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy. The MCTs in coconut oil can increase blood concentration of ketone bodies which helps reduce seizures.

How to Enjoy Coconut

Dried coconut

• Add them to a smoothie, cereal, yogurt, or pancakes in the morning.

• Add to salads..

• Include them in your favourite trail mix.

• Add to cookies, muffins, and other baked goods or deserts.

  
  

Coconut oil

• Coconut oil can be used as a stable cooking oil when using high heat. It does not form harmful by-products at high heat compared to other vegetable oils.

• Can be used in baking.

• Use it as a spread or for making stove-top popcorn.

• Can be used as a base in delicious raw vegan desserts.

• Use topically on hair to protect from damage, use on skin as a moisturizer.

• Use orally for as a mouthwash for “oil pulling”.

  
  

Coconut flour

• Coconut flour is simply dried, ground up coconut meat.

• Gluten-free, low in carbohydrates, high in fiber, great for ketogenic diets.

• Ideal for baking, but because it is high in fiber you would need to use about ¼ the amount of coconut flour that you would with wheat or almond flour.

With all its health benefits and uses, it’s not difficult to see why coconut is one of the best fruits (...or nuts...or seeds) to include in your diet. However you classify the mighty coconut, most of us can agree that it can be classified as just plain tasty!