Re: I'm selling a bunch of Tropical Traditions coconut oil!

No Coconut Oil on the market is "truly raw" by raw standards that most raw foodists use. TT Virgin Coconut Oil is as raw as any other coconut oil on the market. Small levels of heat does not change the digestibility of the oil. If you want to read the truth about this, and what experts such as Dr. Mary Enig, Dr. Ray Peat, and many others say, than read this:
http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/enzymes_and_coconut_oil.htm

The rest of this email is full of many other inaccuracies and untruths as well. What are your "sources?" Tropical Traditions does not have any quality control problems. Perhaps you have ties to their competitors in the Philippines? Tropical Traditions is the ONLY brand of Virgin Coconut Oil from the Philippines that is inspected by an outside organic certification agency and meets very stringent USDA and EU standards for organic certification, which includes inspection of BOTH the coconut trees and the family producers. The quality cannot be matched by machine-made mass-produced coconut oils. The moisture content is the same as commercial coconut oils and certificate of analysis are preformed on every batch shipped to the U.S. That is the truth. It is also the truth that Garden of Life DOES NOT buy their oil from Tropical Traditions - although they used to.

To know the truth about why Tropical Traditions is the #1 selling brand of Virgin Coconut Oil in the U.S., read their FAQ:
http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/faq.htm

This is what it says regarding small-scale family production:

8. Since farmers and families make your VCNO, are sanitary conditions in processing a concern?
No. On the contrary, our VCNO receives much more special care and attention than mass-produced machine-made coconut oil could ever receive. Every family approved to sell us VCNO must undergo stringent quality control training and have their home or facilities inspected. We set standards that they must abide by, such as how old the coconuts can be that are used (24 hours after harvesting), the type of coconuts, the instruments used for processing, like graters and presses, etc. Equipment used to produce the oil is dedicated to VCNO production only, and usually provided for by Tropical Traditions. Cement floors are used in the production facilities. Therefore the VCNO is completely kosher and clean. In addition, our producers are small family businesses that live in rural areas away from the pollution of the cities, like on Mt. Banahaw. To assure standards are maintained and that only the best quality oil is produced, all producers are organized into groups that are managed by overseers, which in turn are organized into groups that are managed by area managers. So when VCNO is delivered to our warehouse for packaging, it has already been inspected 3 times before final inspection at the warehouse prior to packaging into drums. Laboratory tests have continually confirmed that our traditional methods of testing the oil by sight (clarity), smell, and taste result in a very high quality oil. Some of the standards tested for in commercial oils, such a peroxide value (PV levels have consistently tested at nil or near 0 levels in our oil) , have actually tested better in our VCNO. Moisture levels are consistently around 0.1% and often lower. This is due to the extreme care that is used from the selection of the coconuts used, to the actual making of the oil, and the complete removal of any moisture. We seriously doubt that any other coconut oil on the market has received such personal care, or could claim to have a higher quality or cleaner handling than our VCNO. And our VCNO is certified organic by USDA standards (see below).