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Originally Posted by klpmommy

I realized this morning that what I bought is not Extra Virgin CO. It just says "organic" and "expeller pressed" and "refined for med high heat". So is it going to do any of the same wonderful things that EVCO does?

Not sure what brand you have, but this might help explain why it could be described as refined. http://www.coconut-connections.com/v...oconut_oil.htm

Most commercial grade coconut oils are made from copra. Copra is basically the dried meat of the coconut. It can be made by smoke drying, sun drying, or kiln drying, or derivatives or a combination of these three. If standard copra is used as a starting material, the unrefined coconut oil extracted from copra is not suitable for consumption and must be purified - i.e. refined. This is because the way most copra is dried is very unsanitary. Most of the copra is dried under the sun in the open air, where it is exposed to insects and moulds. The standard end product made from copra is RBD coconut oil. RBD stands for refined, bleached, and deodorized. Both high heat and chemicals (e.g. solvent extractions) are used in this method.

RBD oil is also often hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated. Hydrogenated oils have been shown to increase serum cholesterol levels which contribute to heart disease.

It's my understanding that it's better if it's non bleached, non refined, non hexane, non deoderized. Expeller pressed does not necessarily mean cold pressed, which is what you want.