**Congratulations to Jessica C., who won the Tropical Traditions coconut oil!!**
If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, you know I am a fan of Tropical Traditions. I have used their coconut oil, organic coconut flour, and most recently have even purchased grass-fed beef from them. But up until now, I have never tried their organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil. In anticipation of this giveaway, Tropical Traditions generously sent me a quart of their gold label virgin coconut oil to try! Way to make a girl feel fancy!
The first thing I did was go to their site to read how this oil is different from “regular” coconut oil (you can read more about that below in this post). I not only like the fact that this is one of the highest quality coconut oils on the market, but I love that it isn’t mass-produced, rather made by families on coconut farms. When your food gives you the warm fuzzies AND tastes good–that’s the best!
Initially, one of my favorite things about Tropical Traditions coconut oil is that it comes in glass jars. I prefer glass over plastic any day (and pretty much every brand of coconut oil I can think of available in stores comes in plastic jars). I keep the glass jars and reuse them for yogurt and homemade broth, which cuts down a lot on waste.
Personally, I use coconut oil most often when baking, so I wasn’t sure if I would notice a difference in the quality of the gold-label coconut oil in a recipe. So I decided the best way to find out would be….to taste it. That’s right, I went at it, straight up with a spoon! The other brand I had on hand just tasted oily and then left a coconut-ty aftertaste in my mouth. Not unpleasant, by any means. But I have to say that when I tried the Gold Label Virgin Coconut oil, it was oily, but had a richer flavor like coconut manna or coconut butter (pure ground coconut). So I will be interested to see if and how that flavor enhances my recipes.
Win 1 quart of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil!
Tropical Traditions is America’s source for coconut oil. Their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is hand crafted in small batches by family producers, and it is the highest quality coconut oil they offer. You can read more about how virgin coconut oil is different from other coconut oils on their website: What is Virgin Coconut Oil?
You can also watch the video they produced about Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil:
Tropical Traditions also carries other varieties of affordable high quality coconut oil. Visit their website to check on current sales, to learn about the many uses of coconut oil, and to read about all the advantages of buying coconut oil online. Since the FDA does not want us to discuss the health benefits of coconut oil on a page where it is being sold or given away, here is the best website to read about the health benefits of coconut oil.
You have 5 different chances to win. You can earn the first two entries by subscribing to the Tropical Traditions sales e-newsletter. This is great because you will be informed on all of the sales and special offers they have going on, and if you’re like me, you want to know when coconut oil is going on sale! This is a mandatory entry. Once you have subscribed to the newsletter, come back to the Rafflecopter page and press the green “Enter” button. After this step is complete, you can also “like” My Delicious Life” and/or “Tropical Traditions” on Facebook for 2 more entries. Lastly, you can subscribe to this blog by clicking the “follow” button on the upper right hand side of the page. The Rafflecopter feature below can walk you through all this. This giveaway is open to my readers in the U.S. and Canada. The giveaway will run until February 26 at 12 AM.
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Disclaimer: Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.
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