On Oct 7, 6:05*am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2009-10-07, Goomba > wrote:
>
> > I've been seeing jars of pure coconut oil in the commissary for a few
> > months now. It looks like thick white fluid, costs about $4 or so a jar
> > and was stocked in the oil section. *I wonder if it is the item you're
> > looking for?
>
> Probably not. *Shortening is, by definition, typically hydrolyzed to
> make it a solid at room temps. *Hydrolyzed coconut oil is one of the
> great boogie men of the commercial baking world, along with his
> brother in health food terror, hydrolyzed cotton seed oil. *Bad mojo.

It's *hydrogenated*, not "hydrolyzed." Coconut oil is semi-solid to
begin with. Its melt point is listed at 68F-82.4F*. It separates
like bacon grease does at room temperatures. They sell it in jars at
Whole Foods or any other natural foods store.
>
> I've noticed the coconut "oil" you mention in Wallmart. *They also now
> stock soy bean shortening.

Any hydrogenated oils are VERY bad. Most cheap Crisco-type
shortenings are hydrogenated soy oil, since that's the cheapest.
Coconut oil at Wal Mart. Whoodathunkit?
>
> nb

* (source--
http://books.google.com/books?id=F6Q...20lard&f=false
)

--Bryan