Truth about Coconut Milk & the Benefits It Provides for Health & Wellness

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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 coconut milk sold on our website, and the answer is shockingly telling of the quality of the coconut milks you are purchasing. Many brands of coconut milk have smooth, consistent and creamy 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, carboxymethyl, carageenan, guar gum etc. In order to preserve the coconut milk and give it a whiter color, sulfites and citric acid will also normally be added. All in all, this will yield a very smooth and creamy coconut milk with a brilliant white color.

Coconut milk is getting so popular these days that many brands have jumped on the bandwagon to offer it as a substitute to milk in selected markets. The popularity of coconut milk is rooted in its very real nutritional benefits.

Health and Wellness Benefits of Coconut Milk

• Carrying Good Fats: Coconuts have gained the super-food status because of containing medium chain triglyceride contents or MCT. It’s a type of saturated fat. Also, coconut milk contains Lauric acid – predominate fat, keeping positive impact on cholesterol. Presence of good fats in organic coconut milk makes this a great alternative to dairy.
•  Flavorful: Like all dairy alternatives, organic coconut milk beverages taste like their main ingredient. Producers of coconut milk do what they can to mask the flavor in some products, but this is often achieved through using artificial and natural flavorings.

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Give its quality fat content and creamy consistency, there’s plenty to like about organic coconut milk. Give it a try and feel incredible!

Many Benefits in One Single Solution for Your Health – Coconut Cream

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We all love the taste of coconut; be it cooked or taken raw, because it tastes sweet and gives a refreshing treat. The coconut cream is derived from the meat of a mature coconut. The color and rich taste of the milk can be attributed to the high oil content and sugar. Coconut cream is similar to coconut milk yet contains less water and the only difference between these two is the consistency. Coconut cream has thicker and more paste-like consistency whereas coconut milk is generally a liquid. Coconut cream is extracted from the coconut meat and further combined with natural stabilizer and processed to preserve the freshness and natural flavor of a newly squeezed coconut milk. The production technology superbly infused delicious flavor to the coconut cream. 

Where Can the Coconut Cream be Used?

If you make curries, desserts, yogurt, ice-cream, milkshake, pies, cookies and/or cream based or pureed soup, it is strongly believed that you should use coconut cream instead of any other thing. Use more of coconut cream to get many health benefits that you wouldn’t have thought of. 

Health Benefits of Using Coconut Cream  

•  Improves Body’s Immunity Power: You can find the exact anti-microbial compounds that coconut oil contains in coconut cream. Coconut cream has Lauric acid, capric acid, caprylic acid and myristic acid, etc. These fatty acids are effective fighters against viruses that cause flu, measles, herpes, hepatitis C, AIDS, etc. Coconut cream also kill bacteria that cause throat infections, food poisoning, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, etc. In a nutshell, coconut cream provides health benefits by lightening the burden of your immune system and so that your body can concentrate more on other critical tasks like repairing cells and tissues, and keeping your organs like heart, kidney, liver, and lungs etc normal.

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•  Gives You Energy Not Fat: Having fatty acids doesn’t mean it will make you fat. It all depends on the type of fatty acids you are taking in. Most of the fatty acids in coconut cream are fat-burning, which is one of the greatest health benefits of this coconut product.

Celebes provides organic coconut cream that you can best use in beverages and other liquid applications. Cooking with coconut cream is made quick and easy by simply opening the can and pouring the product into the preparation. It is available at Celebes in tin cans to preserve the richness for a long period of time.