Coconut Oil vs. Olive Oil

I prefer the coconut oil... gives my food a better flavor,
plus there are like a billion uses for it aside from just
cooking with it.

Who prefers Coconut Oil over Olive Oil and why?

Coconut oil in my pumpkin or Japanese pumpkin latte. Even coconut oil on toast, taste wonderful. Olive oil on my salad.

Coconut oil for what little frying I do; olive oil for everything else. I enjoy the different flavors different olive oils have. Coconut oils all taste the same, or have no taste at all.

COCONUT.

I always find that olive oil's taste is just....eh, not good....to me.

Coconut oil is the best buttah substitute out there

Coconut oil....for everything from cooking to skincare!

This! Makes a great massage oil too

I'm confused as to how cco is that good for you since it's saturated fat. But I do use it for certain things. Sometimes I sautee fruit in it before adding it to oatmeal, or for some stir fries where it just seems more appropriate (though I have sunflower oil that I use more for that). For the most part I use evoo. I mostly have cco because it's great for cleaning leather and I keep meaning to try it for a hair mask.

Fat is NOT bad for you and our bodies need it. Coconut oil is one of the best to ingest (from what I understand).

You can use it for frying (supposedly evoo breaks down the higher the heat gets)
You can use it for body oil
Homemade make up
Homemade lip balm
Homemade deo (that believe it or not works better than store bought)
The list is nearly endless for the uses.

Saturated fat and trans fat are NOT good for you and should be consumed in very little amounts if any. If you're going for healthy fat, go for olive oil, it's unsaturated which is the good fat our bodies do need.
I've heard all the "health benefits" of coconut oil, but I don't buy any of it. They say it's the "good saturated fat", well if any saturated fat is good for you (which it's not) then I guess coconut oil is the one to go for. But unsaturated fat will always be better than any saturated fat, even the "healthier saturated fats"

I spent some time reading about the difference before adding coconut oil to my cooking regime.

Coconut oil has more medium chained fatty acids, than comparable other solid at room temperature oils (like butter). The though is its easier for your body to digest. Not all saturated fats are equal.

I use both because each has its place. Olive oil has a low smoke temperature and shouldn't be used when cooking on medium-high or high heat (no more than 350F). Coconut oil on the other hand is perfect for cooking. It's smoke temperature is much higher (450F).

For me, i use less coconut oil than i ever did using olive oil or butter.

That being said im guessing we will see this debate for a while ~ remember when eggs where bad because of saturated fat? (Or wait, are they bad again, i don't remember. I just love my omelette lol). The studies are still being done.

If you are going to try coconut oil, get cold pressed virgin coconut oil.

Oh transfats are completely man-made and aren't good for you at all. So if you're going to avoid any fat, avoid transfats.

Both should be included to get a nice ratio I'd throw in some canola or flax too.

I'm confused as to how cco is that good for you since it's saturated fat. But I do use it for certain things. Sometimes I sautee fruit in it before adding it to oatmeal, or for some stir fries where it just seems more appropriate (though I have sunflower oil that I use more for that). For the most part I use evoo. I mostly have cco because it's great for cleaning leather and I keep meaning to try it for a hair mask.

Fat is NOT bad for you and our bodies need it. Coconut oil is one of the best to ingest (from what I understand).

You can use it for frying (supposedly evoo breaks down the higher the heat gets)
You can use it for body oil
Homemade make up
Homemade lip balm
Homemade deo (that believe it or not works better than store bought)
The list is nearly endless for the uses.

Saturated fat and trans fat are NOT good for you and should be consumed in very little amounts if any. If you're going for healthy fat, go for olive oil, it's unsaturated which is the good fat our bodies do need.
I've heard all the "health benefits" of coconut oil, but I don't buy any of it. They say it's the "good saturated fat", well if any saturated fat is good for you (which it's not) then I guess coconut oil is the one to go for. But unsaturated fat will always be better than any saturated fat, even the "healthier saturated fats"

from http://www.zoeharcombe.com/the-knowledge/saturated-fat-does-not-cause-heart-disease/

" We have not even established a consistent association between saturated fat and heart disease. The study to look at this has not even been done. You may like to read that again if you thought that the trial against saturated fat had even been opened, let alone closed. Here are the confessions from the UK Government, since 1984, that the trial has not been done and nor will it be…" etc etc

"There are three facts that I can state without any fear of being proven wrong:
1) It has not been proven that saturated fat consumption causes heart disease;
2) It has not even been proven that there is a consistent association between saturated fat consumption and heart disease;
3) The definitive study to try to prove this has not been done and likely never will be."

The author gives references

And to OP - I prefer coconut oil. I only use olive oil for salad dressing (I don't like to cook with it)

Unfortunately your references will not be able to give you a reason why saturated fat is bad for us, just that it is......and clogging arteries is a fail. You might want to do more research because coconut oil and other natural saturated fat are perfectly fine and some would say healthy.

Saturated fat and trans fat are NOT good for you and should be consumed in very little amounts if any. If you're going for healthy fat, go for olive oil, it's unsaturated which is the good fat our bodies do need.
I've heard all the "health benefits" of coconut oil, but I don't buy any of it. They say it's the "good saturated fat", well if any saturated fat is good for you (which it's not) then I guess coconut oil is the one to go for. But unsaturated fat will always be better than any saturated fat, even the "healthier saturated fats"

references please (oh and reliable ones, not a persons opinion please.) Trust me I've done my research, and so for me, I try to limit my saturated fat as much as possible. I am not going to list all my references cause people can do their own research, I've already done mine for me. I just have never seen any research and studies done to support what you are saying. To each their own, but for me, I stick with unsaturated fats for my health benefits

I do not like the smell or flavor of coconut so it doesn't matter how good it is for you, it gags me.

im a coco ho

This is a forum to help people and inspire people, not argue and debate. Sorry I started a debate and argument, wasn't my intention, just put my opinion in. You seem set in your ways and I guess I am too, so if CO works for you GREAT! That's awesome. It is the healthiest version of saturated fat. People just need to research for themselves and decide for themselves what they want going into their bodies. I prefer olive oil, but that's just me. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and keeps pushing toward their goal

When people say they haven't found any research that contradicts a position they make it's generally a case of confirmation bias. Basically you don't want to find any because that just messes with your basic principals.

There's a lot, but here's one.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.full.pdf+html

This is a forum to help people and inspire people, not argue and debate. Sorry I started a debate and argument, wasn't my intention, just put my opinion in. You seem set in your ways and I guess I am too, so if CO works for you GREAT! That's awesome. It is the healthiest version of saturated fat. People just need to research for themselves and decide for themselves what they want going into their bodies. I prefer olive oil, but that's just me. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and keeps pushing toward their goal

When people say they haven't found any research that contradicts a position they make it's generally a case of confirmation bias. Basically you don't want to find any because that just messes with your basic principals.

There's a lot, but here's one.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.full.pdf+html

^^ Right


It's important to dispel incorrect info. Lord knows I unlearned a lot of myths that I believed to be facts before MFP.

I cook with Avocado Oil, Drizzle Olive Oil (pastas and salads), and use Coconut Oil for Beauty Products or in smoothies.

Mix with sugar, a good scrub
purely as lotion
face moisturizer
lip balm
hair mask
makeup remover
etc.