Solidification of the Blends of Fully Hydrogenated Coconut Oil and Non-hydrogenated Coconut Oil

Comparative Study of Coconut Oil, Soybean Oil, and Hydrogenated Soybean Oil1

The use of coconut oil in human nutrition and diet and its effect on the cholesterol level were investigated at the New England Deaconess Hospital, at Harvard affiliate. Based on the study, consumption of up to 50% of dietary fat as coconut oil does not significantly alter either total cholesterol or LDL cholesterol in otherwise healthy young men. Coconut oil when included in a well-balanced di...

The carcinogenicity of p-dimethylaminoazobenzene in diets containing the fatty acids of hydrogenated coconut oil or of corn oil.

The striking retardation in the development of hepatomas in rats fed p-dimethylaminoazobenzene when hydrogenated coconut oil is included in the diet has been the subject of two communications from these laboratories (6, 7). When this fat was fed at a level of 5 per cent in a synthetic diet the incidence of liver tumors was found to be only 8 per cent or less at 6 months, in contrast to a usual ...

The Health Benefits of Coconuts & Coconut Oil

Coconuts play a unique role in the diets of mankind because they are the source of important physiologically functional components. These physiologically functional components are found in the fat part of whole coconut, in the fat part of desiccated coconut and in the extracted coconut oil. Lauric acid, the major fatty acid from the fat of the coconut, has long been recognized for the unique pr...

Effects of Coconut Oil on Human Health

Coconut oil (CO) has generated discussions about its possible effects on health, especially for being an oil rich in saturated fat, which is known to contribute to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. On the other hand, CO contains high levels of lauric acid that is directly absorbed by enterocytes and may prevent the fat deposition in blood vessels. In addition, flav...

Effects of dietary safflower oil or hydrogenated coconut oil on growth rate and on some blood and tissue components of pigs fed a fat-free diet.