Coconut Oil is the 'fad' which is set to stay. Unlike so many health and beauty products which come and go more frequently than the No89 bus, coconut oil is simply becoming more readily available with ever more versatile.

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But did you know there is a small, but significant difference between many of the products on the market, Refined Coconut Oil Vs Unrefined

5 Facts about Refined Coconut Oil you didn't know:

  1. It is produced from dried 'copra' coconuts, a cheaper raw material than unrefined coconut oil
  2. Once the dried copra reaches the large scale seed mills, it is often mouldy, it is then bleached and deodorized to make it fit for human consumption, making it white and removing the rancid smell.
  3. The cheaper quality coconuts and refining process mean that refined coconut oil is left with barely any nutrients or beneficial qualities whatsoever
  4. Sodium hydroxide is often added to prolong refined coconut oil's shelf life
  5. Refined Coconut oil accounts for approximately 90% of the market

Facts about unrefined coconut oil you didn't know

  1. Unrefined Coconut Oil is made from the flesh of fresh and matured coconuts, within 1 to 4 hours of the coconuts being picked and opened.
  2. The oil is extracted from the coconut quickly to keep it fresh and avoids any need for bleaching or deodorizing
  3. Unrefined oils preserve their natural aroma and taste, which varies depending on the origin of the coconuts
  4. Unrefined oil is made using fresh mature coconuts, it requires very little heat in the extraction process. In fact, many unrefined oils are classified as raw because they are cold pressed and not heated above 45 degrees in the extraction process. This ensures the maximum nutritional benefits are preserved.
  5. Unrefined oil makes up as little as 10% of the coconut oil market

Whether from the Philippines, the Solomon Islands or Sri Lanka, Lucy Bee Coconut oil is Raw Organic Unrefined oil is expeller cold pressed from fresh, mature, organic coconuts and it's also raw. This produces the finest quality, unrefined coconut oil and Lucy Bee is always Fair Trade, too

Lucy Bee Unrefined Raw Organic Coconut Oil is available on Amazon RRP: £6.00 - 300ml, £9.95 - 500ml and £17.95 - 1ltr.

For more information go to www.lucybee.com or follow us on Instagram LucyBeeCoconut

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