Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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If there's more fiber and nutrients in coconut butter than coconut oil, why aren't we talking about coconut butter? Or am I wrong?

Help me out. What's the difference?

flag	asked Oct 22 2011 at 4:31 Ben Nash 2,762●2●16●48

Beth-WeightMaven · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-22 12:08:31Z UTC

I got some of Artisana's coconut butter after hearing Gary Taubes talk about how much he liked it on his last podcast with Jimmy Moore. And just like he was, I was hooked after trying it. Yum!

Their coconut butter is essentially pureed coconut flesh ... so it is not just the extracted oil from the coconut. I've never tried cooking with it or using it in a recipe, but would guess it would work similarly. But OTOH, if I were going to be cooking a lot, I'd probably go with coconut oil ... seems like a more specific application.

Jonas · Answer 2 · 2011-10-22 06:55:45Z UTC

Coconut butter is the only nut butter I or anyone can feel ok with bingeing on.

Lots of saturated fat, and fiber. All good and delicious.

For a long time I tried to find a drawback. There isn't one. All the benefits of coconut oil, with just some carbs in it in the form of fiber.

Kewpie · Answer 3 · 2011-10-22 12:30:09Z UTC

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It's basically just like the difference between peanut oil and peanut butter. Someone might use peanut butter in a recipe, but it wouldn't be a substitute for peanut oil.

answered Oct 22 2011 at 12:30

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January · Answer 4 · 2011-10-22 07:59:26Z UTC

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For me coconut butter is a snack-y food, like almond butter.

I don't cook with coconut butter the same way that I cook with coconut oil (like for frying), so the oil has more utilitarian purposes than the butter.

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answered Oct 22 2011 at 4:44

January
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	I hear coconut butter is the same as coconut oil, but with more of the "meat" and fiber from the coconut. I'm pretty sure you could cook with it as well. I will hopefully find out soon. :-) – Ben Nash Oct 22 2011 at 5:01
	I mean the butter doesn't act like a cooking oil, not that you can't use it in recipes. Sorry I wasn't clear. It's delicious in cooked food -- you'll love it. :) – January Oct 22 2011 at 7:57
	So yeah...coconut butter with eggs did not turn out. :P I will have to find a different use for it. Do you have any recommendations for the coconut butter? – Ben Nash Oct 22 2011 at 16:08

Ikco · Answer 5 · 2011-10-22 10:14:13Z UTC

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Marketing.

In some countries coconut butter is just another name for coconut oil. Product links and such would helpful although from your desciption "more meat and fiber" I'm guessing you're talking about creamed coconut.

answered Oct 22 2011 at 10:14

Ikco
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Toni · Answer 6 · 2011-10-22 14:46:39Z UTC

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Now I'm confused. What's the difference between coconut butter and this coconut cream concentrate made by Tropical Traditions? http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/coconut_cream_concentrate.htm

I eat this concentrate the way I used to eat peanut butter -- by the spoonful. Would coconut butter be better for me? Thanks!

answered Oct 22 2011 at 14:46

Toni
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Coconut cream is very similar to coconut butter. It's made from the coconut flesh. Like Kewpie said, these are more like peanut butters than peanut oil ... just in the case of coconut, the oil and the butters/creams are a little more alike. – Beth-WeightMaven Oct 22 2011 at 15:11

San Diego Dude · Answer 7 · 2011-11-09 22:41:12Z UTC

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Artisana Coconut Butter is absolutely delicious and the specs on this stuff seems super clean! For the most part most coconut oil has just about zero carbs, where coconut butter has about a 7 g carb 6 g of fiber ratio.

answered Nov 9 2011 at 22:41

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What’s the difference between coconut butter and coconut oil?

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