Substitute butter for coconut oil...thoughts?

GetCrackin78
GetCrackin78 Posts: 9 Member
in Food and Nutrition
for cooking and as a spread.... seeking feedback

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  • kodijhill
    kodijhill Posts: 116 Member
    i use it for everything cooking on toast extra if you dont always like the coconut taste add a little salt and it takes it away as far as the benefits not sure yet but i also take cocnut oil capsules
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    Butter's brilliant. What sort of tomfoolery is this?
  • Spooky_Scully
    Spooky_Scully Posts: 73 Member
    I use coconut oil for cooking due to its high smoke point. But there is no substitute for good quality butter on a piece of toast or bread, in my opinion!

    I also use coconut oil as a lip balm and moisturiser, but you probably wouldn't use butter for that in the first place. :laugh:
  • TrailNurse
    TrailNurse Posts: 359 Member
    Coconut is the only oil that you can eat (in moderation) that doesn't get stored as fat. It is used immediately as energy by the body. Coconut oil consists entirely of Medium Chain Triglycerides. These fatty acids go straight from the digestive tract to the liver, where they are turned into ketone bodies and provide a quick source of energy.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    They're both good. Substitute butter when you think it tastes better.
  • JeremyBenn
    JeremyBenn Posts: 30
    Coconut is the only oil that you can eat (in moderation) that doesn't get stored as fat. It is used immediately as energy by the body. Coconut oil consists entirely of Medium Chain Triglycerides. These fatty acids go straight from the digestive tract to the liver, where they are turned into ketone bodies and provide a quick source of energy.

    its actually about 65% mct and the rest is fat from usinic acid
  • JeremyBenn
    JeremyBenn Posts: 30
    Unless it grass fed butter then no. Fat by p[roducts that arent grass fed hold all the nasty bs that cattle are feed which in turn actually degrades the fat molecules
  • CharleePear
    CharleePear Posts: 1,948 Member
    Unless it grass fed butter then no. Fat by p[roducts that arent grass fed hold all the nasty bs that cattle are feed which in turn actually degrades the fat molecules

    Glad I live in New Zealand where we don't really need to even think of that, the majority of cows (if not all) are grass fed here. I actually don't understand how people don't grass feed.
  • xmichaelyx
    xmichaelyx Posts: 883 Member
    There's nothing wrong with butter, and there's nothing magical about coconut oil that makes it "the only oil that you won't store as fat" -- that's just ridiculous (and I thought only men believed broscience!)

    If you like it more, eat it. If you like butter more, eat that.

    In the '70s and '80s people avoided butter because they thought that eating fat made them fat. We know today that those people were idiots.
  • amyclinton67
    amyclinton67 Posts: 1 Member
    I add it to oatmeal instead of butter, and I also stir a little into my morning coffee.
  • Mangopickle
    Mangopickle Posts: 1,509 Member
    When I cook my chick pea crepes I use coconut oil to grease the pan. When I want to flavor food I use butter or ghee
  • JeremyBenn
    JeremyBenn Posts: 30
    There's nothing wrong with butter, and there's nothing magical about coconut oil that makes it "the only oil that you won't store as fat" -- that's just ridiculous (and I thought only men believed broscience!)

    If you like it more, eat it. If you like butter more, eat that.

    In the '70s and '80s people avoided butter because they thought that eating fat made them fat. We know today that those people were idiots.

    Im not trying to prove you wrong in any manner bc i highly believe in fats in a diet, but there ia a huge differnece between, saturated, poly, mono and trans fats.

    Butter bought in stores is ****...i wouldnt feed it to my dog, it comes from animals that are feed grain. Grain ruins the fats, if the butter comes from a grass fed source go for it. I have plenty of science based information to back these statements
  • GetCrackin78
    GetCrackin78 Posts: 9 Member
    Thanks all; I appreciate your feedback :)
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    There's nothing wrong with butter, and there's nothing magical about coconut oil that makes it "the only oil that you won't store as fat" -- that's just ridiculous (and I thought only men believed broscience!)

    If you like it more, eat it. If you like butter more, eat that.

    In the '70s and '80s people avoided butter because they thought that eating fat made them fat. We know today that those people were idiots.

    Im not trying to prove you wrong in any manner bc i highly believe in fats in a diet, but there ia a huge differnece between, saturated, poly, mono and trans fats.

    Butter bought in stores is ****...i wouldnt feed it to my dog, it comes from animals that are feed grain. Grain ruins the fats, if the butter comes from a grass fed source go for it. I have plenty of science based information to back these statements

    I thing the main benefit of grass feed butter over non grass feed is the omega 3 : 6 ratio (and can be deficient of other beneficial minerals and vits). That being said non grass feed is still a much better alternative to the polyunsaturated spreads.

    In the uk the only turn off for using coconut oil is it's about 3-4 times more expensive than organic butter.

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