Just Wholefoods ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN RAW COCONUT OIL - 500ml

This particular oil is incredibly healthy, with many beneficial properties. And with undisputed status as the worlds best cooking and baking oil, organic virgin coconut oil will always be one of our very best-selling wholefoods.

It's uses are endless, spanning an incredible array of sweet and savoury recipes, as well as homemade health and beauty products

Coconut oil is a truly amazing wholefood – and a perfect ‘all-rounder’. This is oil at its very best, made by cold-pressing some of the world’s highest quality organic coconuts, and delivering you both exceptional flavour and raw healthiness. And coconut oil is not just for cooking delicious sweet and savoury recipes: it can also be used all over your hair and body, r and conditioner.

Coconut oil has antimicrobial and antifungal properties due to its MCT content — specifically, lauric acid

Lauric acid is a fatty acid that makes up about 50% of the MCTs in coconut oil

Research suggests it may have antimicrobial effects against disease-causing microorganisms, such as

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus mutans

Streptococcus pyogenes

Escherichia coli

Helicobacter pylori

Studies show that lauric acid may act as a bacteriostatic agent. This is a substance that prevents bacteria from multiplying without killing the bacteria.

It may also act as a bactericidal agent, which destroys some bacteria

Benefits of using coconut oil

The healthiest cooking oil available and can be used at high temperatures

Strictly cold pressed oil: no extreme heat has been used, guaranteeing you maximum nutrition

High in unique and healthy lauric acid (52.6%) plus many other healthy properties

Use for cooking, add to recipes or use as a beauty treatment

Melts at low temperature, easily liquified and blended into any sweet or savoury recipes

Ways to use coconut oil

Use to cook with for a healthy alternative to other oils

Combine with pumpkin puree and maple syrup when baking homemade granola for a luxurious flavour

Can be used as a natural sun protector

Place on the ends of your hair as a leave-in conditioning treatment for dry ends

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