{"product_id":"virgin-coconut-oil-gold-label-1-quart-60","title":"Virgin Coconut Oil - Gold Label - 1 Quart","description":"Virgin Coconut Oil - Gold Label - 1 Quart\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VpGsA-x5bpY?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/glyphosate-tested\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"157\" width=\"250\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4890\/3494\/files\/Glyphosate-Tested250_480x480.jpg?v=1546592394\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4890\/3494\/files\/Gold_Label_quart_gal._5_gal._group_for_product_page_480x480.jpg?v=1673898281\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropical Traditions \u003cbr\u003eSupplying Coconut Oil to America for 25 Years!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWet-milled Traditionally-made Coconut Oil with heat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4890\/3494\/files\/400_Gold_Label_Coconut_Oil_for_Shopify.png?v=1783433454\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-made in small batches - not mass-produced by machine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWet-milled from fresh coconut milk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh heat used to extract antioxidants (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/coconut-oil\/what-is-virgin-coconut-oil\"\u003ewhy cold-pressed is NOT best\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTested for the herbicide \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/glyphosate-tested\/\"\u003eglyphosate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003eThis is The First Virgin Coconut Oil Sold in America!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTropical Traditions began exporting Virgin Coconut Oil from the Philippines to the US in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt that time, there were only one or two other companies in the US even selling coconut oil, and they were highly refined coconut oils, mostly used for cosmetics and skin care products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe prevailing belief was that coconut oil was dangerous to consume as an edible oil, due to its high saturated fat content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut having lived in the Philippines for several years, I was forced to challenge my own thinking that coconut oil was bad, seeing first hand how the older generations in rural areas consumed home-made coconut oil from fresh coconuts, and thriving from a high-fat diet where coconut oil was their main dietary oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe started making our own coconut oil by hand, the traditional way, and consuming it as a family. We decided to make this product available to the US market. Distinguishing this hand-made traditional coconut oil from the refined coconut oils mass produced by machine, we called it \"Virgin Coconut Oil.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe were the first ones to export Virgin Coconut Oil from the Philippines to the US market. The success overwhelmed us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, more than 20 years later, there are many other companies now selling coconut oil again in the US, most of them mass-produced by machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut we are committed to time-honored traditional practices that have produced natural coconut oils for hundreds, if not thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is still made by hand by small-scale family producers in the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese producers have learned a lot of things over the years, since most of them have been producing this oil for over 20 years now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey have learned how to pick out the best coconuts from each harvest that produce the best quality oil. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/professor-dia-certificate\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/professor-dia-certificate\"\u003eIndependent laboratory analysis\u003c\/a\u003e shows this to be one of the highest quality coconut oils on the market, having the \u003cstrong\u003ehighest levels of antioxidants \u003c\/strong\u003eusing a wet-milling process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hand-made artisanal Virgin Coconut Oil is marketed in the US under the Tropical Traditions Gold Label brand. It meets our strictest standards to earn this designation, and is also now part of our \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/glyphosate-tested\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGlyphosate-tested program\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday when you buy Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil, you are buying the highest quality coconut oil we have to offer, and it is still made by hand and benefiting families in the rural areas of the Philippines where the coconuts grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are not aware of any other hand-made coconut oil like it in the market! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrian Shilhavy\u003c\/em\u003e, Founder, \u003cstrong\u003eTropical Traditions, Inc.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003eIs Virgin Coconut Oil the healthiest oil on earth?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003eRead the \u003ca style=\"color: #bf9000;\" href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/coconut-oil\/research-on-coconut-oil\"\u003ecoconut oil research here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003eCharacteristics of Our Gold Label\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e Virgin Coconut Oil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eTropical Traditions\u003c\/em\u003e Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is a truly unrefined coconut oil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoconuts are used fresh (within 24-48 hours of harvest) from small family farms on Mt. Banahaw and other rural places in Quezon Province, the coconut capital of the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly the highest quality coconuts are hand-picked from each harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volcanic soil of Mt. Banahaw makes these coconuts some of the most nutritionally rich coconuts in the world!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTesting done in independent laboratories on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/professor-dia-certificate\"\u003ecoconut oil antioxidants\u003c\/a\u003e reveals higher levels of phenolic antioxidants than other coconut oils. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fresh coconut meat is shredded and then the water from inside the coconuts is added to make coconut milk (wet-milled). The coconut milk is then allowed to sit for about half a day, while the oil naturally separates from the heavier water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oil is then heated for a short time and filtered from the curds (coconut solids).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo chemicals are used, and this oil contains no \u003cem\u003etrans fatty acids\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe do NOT mass produce this oil. It is made by families who are coconut farmers using old-fashioned traditional methods that have been used in the Philippines for hundreds of years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe families who produce the oil are also trained according to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) standards and re-certified each year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis high-grade Virgin Coconut Oil has a long shelf life due to the high antioxidant properties. The Gold Label Standard is our highest standard for \u003cstrong\u003eVirgin Coconut Oil\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/coconut-oil\/what-is-virgin-coconut-oil\"\u003eRead more about how virgin coconut oils are made, and how they differ from refined coconut oils.\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Harvesting\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4890\/3494\/files\/harvesting_organic_coconuts_to_make_virgin_coconut_oil_f0a305f4-860f-4fc4-afa4-8139b4b7d574.jpg?7978\" alt=\"Photo of the Harvesting of Organic Coconuts to make Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil. Our hand-made Virgin Coconut Oil has tested highest in antioxidants. Support family farmers in the Philippines who make this traditional oil.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"txtCenter\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003eWhat is “Virgin Coconut Oil?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/coconut-oil\/what-is-virgin-coconut-oil\"\u003eFind out how different grades of coconut oil are made. Click here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-frame\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"521\" width=\"629\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4890\/3494\/files\/organic_coconuts_virgin_coconut_oil_production.jpg?7981\" alt=\"Photo of Transporting Organic Coconuts to make Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil. Our unrefined virgin coconut oil is hand-made.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransporting coconuts far away from the pollution of any city or roads in the rural mountain areas of Mt. Banahaw in the Philippines, in preparation to make Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #bf9000;\"\u003eTropical Traditions is America’s favorite brand of coconut oil!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"txtCenter\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatch more Gold Label Virgin \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/coconut-oil\/virgin-coconut-oil-reviews\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"word-break: break-word;\"\u003eCoconut Oil video reviews here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"txtCenter\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: All orders are shipped from within the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philippine Products","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39615604621382,"sku":"VCNO32","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/4890\/3494\/products\/goldlabelquart60_offonwhite800x800.jpg?v=1647873886","url":"https:\/\/healthytraditions.com\/products\/virgin-coconut-oil-gold-label-1-quart-60","provider":"Healthy Traditions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}