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What are the Benefits and Uses of Coconut Butter?

Is this concoction from the “Tree of Life” the better butter, or is this just a fad?

It has long been claimed that coconut butter (a.k.a. Coconut Manna™, coconut meat puree, coconut cream concentrate, or whole coconut flesh puree) is just one of the blessings of the coconut tree. The truth is that with a coconut tree, nothing goes to waste. The leaves are used in baskets and making houses, the trunk in building, and the fruit in making coconut oil and butter.  The real question becomes what should we make of this “butter” of the coconut tree? Is it like real dairy butter? Is it more or less healthy for us? And when exactly should we use it if it tastes good at all.

Coconut Butter is Just Amazing Right off the Spoon

First, while it is true that coconut butter and coconut oil can be used in similar ways, make no mistake, these two products have a few differences. 

First the similarities:  Most people know coconut oil, from pressed coconut meat, is made of completely saturated fats. Even though coconut butter, comes from the grinding of the dried coconut, it too has a lot of saturated fat.

The Coconut Tree Has Been Knows at the “Tree of Life” for Thousands of Years

Is this bad?  USA Today would have us think that saturated fat has somehow become evil again. But if one looks at validated studies and the vast majority of research done by scientists around the world (and the history of peoples who have used coconut oils and saturated fats as staples in their diets), we can deduce that the precious oils you find in coconut butter are actually the very essence of health.

Our Coconut Butter is Nothing Other Than the Best of Pureed Fresh Coconuts

So with coconut butter coming from coconut meat and being made of the amazing fats that embody health, we know it’s good for you. In addition, the butter also has fiber and other nutrients like iron and potassium. But let’s get more specific.

What exactly are the benefits of coconut butter? Let’s take a look.

Benefits of Coconut Butter.

  1. Benefits of Coconut Butter for Health.

Coconut butter, like coconut oil, has many health benefits. Some of those benefits include

  • Detox: coconut butter is good for ridding your body of toxins and waste. For one thing,  it is full of fiber. That means that the butter is good for regularity in your stool because it prevents constipation. For those struggling because of parasites, there’s also good news. This butter made from dried coconuts also rids people of internal parasites so that your digestion goes the way it’s supposed to. Not to mention you’ll be eating less and feeling much better since your body will know what to do with the nutrients.
  • Controls your blood sugar: Abnormally high or low blood sugar is bad for anyone. It could lead to other complications too. But did you know coconut butter helps stabilize blood sugar levels? How, you may ask? Your body’s cells use the sugar in your bloodstream as energy sources. Coconut butter has a rare fat that the body can actually burn in place of these sugars. Therefore, if you have high blood sugar, coconut butter can help you regulate it in this way so you take in less sugar in general.
  • Healthy disease prevention: Coconut butter is made up of fats, nutrients and another component called lauric acid. Lauric acid is good for your body for two reasons. Lauric acid kills the viruses in the body, so you can see what this means for viral infections too. Whether it’s the flu, bronchitis or just the pesky common cold, using coconut butter could help you get you up and about in just a few days. Lauric acid is also an immune booster. Like this same component which is  in breast milk, this acid in coconut butter is responsible for bolstering immunity so that people who use it get sick less often. In the past, scientists have also shown that there is a direct link between intake of coconut butter and reduced risk of contracting diseases like cancer and diabetes. The truth is that since coconut butter’s benefits help lowering insulin levels, which not only is great for diabetics, but also helps with heart health. Sure, the antimicrobial, antibacterial and antiviral benefits of coconut butter hold good news for those who are want their immune system protected against cancer. But since coconut butter also helps optimize the right type of cholesterol, which actually helps synthesize vitamin D, a powerhouse for the immune system, while also creating the right hormone levels and maintaining cell structure.

  • Healthy weight maintenance: obesity is a very risky lifestyle disease that really comes about through bad choices. It could lead to heart disease and even impotence in men. Did you know that if you take coconut butter in moderation, you could actually lose weight? Iron isn’t it. Taking in more fat to lose weight? But that’s actually what happens when you take moderate amounts of coconut butter in a ketogenic diet. If you’re hearing ketogenic for the first time, no worries, it’s not at all complicated. A ketogenic meal is one that has a lot of fat, few carbohydrates, and just enough protein. When you eat coconut butter in such a meal, in say, a paleo gluten-free diet, your body runs low on carbs. Without those carbs, your body burns not only the fats from coconut butter but even your own fats to supply its energy.  This is how you lose weight. Coconut butter also has fewer calories than coconut oil and regular butter, meaning you don’t have to worry as much about counting calories. 5.6 cal/g versus dairy butter  7.16 cal/g.
  • Source of important nutrients: coconut butter, unlike coconut oil, has other nutrients that are important for your body. One example is iron. Iron is important for women, particularly after giving birth because it helps in the formation of blood. A lack of iron also leads to anemia.
Despite Its Use as a Delicious Treat, Coconut Butter is used by about 40% of our Customers for Beauty

     2. Beauty Benefits of Coconut Butter.

  • Energy boosters to keep you fit: Runners and other athletes, or even anyone heading to a gym needs a little energy boost to get them through the paces. Coconut butter acts as a metabolism booster and an extra energy supply to help boost workout performance
  • Great for your hair: for voluminous, shiny, healthy hair, massage coconut butter into your hair, leave it in for 20 minutes and rinse off. It will strengthen your hair and do away with loose ends
  • Gives smooth skin: like coconut oil, coconut butter smoothes and clears up skin and leaves it glowing, soft and even-toned
  • Will keep you away from naughty food. Just drop into your daily shake, dress your salad with it, spread it over a hot thick slice of toast- you can never go wrong with coconut butter treats ?.
coconut butter melt
Thankfully, when we have surges in buying there is still our shredded coconut that can be made into the same coconut butter

Uses of Coconut Butter.

Coconut butter has two main uses, and these are aligned with its benefits.

Some people use coconut butter as a beautifying aid. When coconut butter is applied to skin or hair, it makes them better. People who use coconut butter on their hair typically have beautiful, thick, soft hair to show for it. Those who use it on the skin have baby-soft even skin tones.

coconut butter cookie
Our favorite used of coconut butter is making CHOCOLATE (and only 2 ingredients are needed!)

Coconut is also used as a culinary treat. The good thing about coconut butter is that it is gluten free, so vegans can eat it and it can be used in a wide array of dishes. The downside is that unlike coconut oil, it cannot be used with high temperatures, so you have to pay attention as you whip up your meal. 

Just be aware that this “butter” is different from dairy butter.  Dairy butter has its flash point at 350 degrees fahrenheit, while coconut butter begins to butter at 250, which is why if you heat (the jar) on a stove you should do so with a double boiler. Furthermore, if you directly put coconut butter on a skillet to melt it, you should keep it very low until it melts.

Finally, most people would not think of putting dairy butter with sweet things, while coconut butter can actually be the essence of something sweet. And while coconut butter can be used in curries and the like, many prefer to use something like ghee instead as a cooking oil if high heat is needed (as regular butter if just a gentle saute).

Most people use coconut butter as

  • Additives for their protein shakes and smoothies
  • Spread, just regular butter or peanut butter
  • A baking ingredient for coconut-flavored cookies or cakes
  • Morsels for candy
  • Ingredients for sauces and curries
  • Salad dressing
  • Toppings for chocolate or berry desserts

Coconut butter is usually ready to use, but you can also make it at home fairly easily from shredded coconut. When you whip up this special treat (or crack the lid) , you can use it on a lot of dishes (or just eat it right off the spoon!). 

It’s really a very versatile potion in your pantry that you can be sure is good for you. Provided that you use it moderately, of course as part of a balanced diet.  Just make sure you don’t get fanatical about the the types of foods USA Today seems to be recommending, like (GMO?) canola, soy, and corn, which are low in saturated fat.  They’ve been shown to harm your health (and your life) in the long run.

The better butter?

We are Coconut Country Living have a hard time saying anything bad about old-fashioned dairy butter.  It really is super healthy for you (yes, raw, from a well-maintained dairy). But it’s also hard to say anything bad about coconut butter since it’s the most marvelous treat in the world!  So is coconut butter a passing fad? By no means, it’s here to stay. You just need to get used to how to use it the right way.

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In our search into the deep tropicals jungles and white sandy beaches (okay, okay, I know you feel sorry for us ?) of Coconut Coconut Country, we believe we’ve finally found the perfect coconut butter.

No, nothing has been artificially put in it so that the butter is automatically soft, and yes, you still want to heat it so the creamy layer on top mixes with the rest.  But once you soften it up a bit or put it on something hot:  Look out! 

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References

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/defense-coconut-oil-rebuttal-usa-today

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20871763

http://drhyman.com/blog/2016/04/06/is-coconut-oil-bad-for-your-cholesterol/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines/news/2016-07-06-study-finds-link-between-saturated-fats-and-early-death/

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