I was also thinking about playing with the numbers and seeing if there's a ratio
of dried coconut meat / coconut oil that would get it to 1 g per tbs of the mixture.
Homemade «coconut flour» made from desiccated coconut is just shreds of
whole dried coconut meat ground that into a coarse powder, so it retains 100 % of the fat and moisture — not what we're looking for here.
Homemade «coconut flour» made from desiccated coconut is just shreds of whole
dried coconut meat ground that into a coarse powder, so it retains 100 % of the fat and moisture — not what we're looking for here.
Vitamins:
Dried coconut meat contains 11 vitamins available for absorption by the human body including folate, vitamin B - 6, and niacin.
454 g 1 lb Nutiva Organic Coconut Flour is finely ground
from dried coconut meat, with a lower glycemic index than most traditional flours.
I was also thinking about playing with the numbers and seeing if there's a ratio
of dried coconut meat / coconut oil that would get it to 1 g per tbs of the mixture.
You see, coconut oil comes from «copra» — or
dried coconut meat.
Coconut flour is made from ground and
dried coconut meat (aka the white flesh on the inside of a coconut shell).
«Refined» coconut oil is made from
dried coconut meat that's often chemically bleached and deodorized.
The dried coconut meat is ground into a very fine powder, giving it a creamy consistency due to its high fat content.
This versatile flour is finely ground from
dried coconut meat, with a lower glycemic index than most traditional flours
Coconut flour — Not to be confused with shredded coconut or coconut flakes we also use, coconut flour is finely ground
dried coconut meat.
Desiccated coconut is just shreds of whole
dried coconut meat, so if you try to grind that, it will retain 100 % of the fat and moisture — not what we're looking for here.
The dried coconut meat is ground very finely, giving it a creamy consistency due to its high fat content, much like other nut butters.
After the oil is cold - pressed out of
the dried coconut meat, no further refining is needed.
A slump in exports due to bad weather in 2011 (not rising coconut palm sugar sales) was followed by an expected rebound in 2012 of 12.3 % for coconut oil and 21 % for copra (
dried coconut meat).
LouAna coconut oil is chemically processed (with high temperature) from
dried coconut meat.
Desiccated coconut is just shreds of whole
dried coconut meat, so if you try to grind that, it will retain 100 % of the fat and moisture — not what we're looking for here.
The latter, however, is made from
dried coconut meat and often undergoes different chemical processes (bleaching, deodorizing).
Dried coconut meat is called copra and is used as a source of oil.