Know Truths about Organic Coconut Milk Here

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When consistency of a single product is so varied across the multiple brands that produce it, it begs the question: what is the defining difference in a product that claims to have the same ingredient but has a completely different texture? This is a common question that we receive in regards to the organic coconut milk sold on our website, and the answer is shockingly telling of the quality of the organic coconut milks you are purchasing.

Many brands of organic coconut milk have smooth, creamy and consistent textures. Though beautiful, the process in which the milk undergoes to achieve this is not as natural as squeezing the milk from a coconut’s flesh and canning it. Since fats and water do not mix, some measures must be taken to achieve this familiar consistency. Most of the time, these measures will include the addition of various types of stabilizers/emulsifiers, the most common one being modified cornstarch. Carboxymethyl cellulose is also often added, in addition to xanthenes gum and/or carrageen. Guar gum is also generally added in small amounts, and out of all of these it is the only additive to be declared on most labels. In order to preserved the milk and give it a whiter color, sulfites as well as citric acid will also normally be added.

All in all, this will yield a very smooth and creamy organic coconut milk with a brilliant white color, but at a cost – most of these additives are often derived from GMO ingredients, and several can also cause significant health damage. These additives are very commonly used, and go mostly undeclared on ingredients labels – modified cornstarch being a prime example, as it shows up in analysis of most brands of coconut milk, even organic coconut milks that claim only to use guar gum.

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The Process

To give an explanation as to why the texture is different from what other brands offer, first we’ll describe the way in which organic coconut milk is processed. In order to create the milk, fresh coconut meat is first broken down and then shredded. From this, the pure coconut cream is extracted using physical means. The coconut cream is extracted contains a high percentage of fats, along with some proteins which are hydrophobic and therefore tend to agglomerate with the fats. This cream is then mixed with added water, and the mixture is what is then canned as sold as organic coconut milk. 

Celebes’ Promise

As a dedicated organic health food brand with a strict policy against using any GMO derived ingredients, or any ingredients that can be harmful to one’s health, Celebes has worked closely with their suppliers to find alternative means of achieving an excellent quality product without the use of harmful or questionable additives. Instead, Celebes only uses a very small amount of high quality guar gum (a natural emulsifier derived from a legume, with no known health risks), and use high pressure, and stirring only, in order to break up fat globules and achieve a smoother texture of organic coconut milk .

So, contact and order the best, purest and organic coconut milk from Celebes today and stay safe while tasting the finest and flavored organic coconut milk.