Should You Add Coconut Oil or Butter to Your Instant Coffee?
Are you starting to get tired of the same old coffee creamers you’ve been drinking every day? Instantly level up your flavor game with coconut oil in your cup.
Coconut oil?
Coconut oil is an edible oil that is naturally extracted from the tropical island fruit, coconuts! The oil comes from the meat or the kernel of a mature coconut that has been harvested from the coconut palm.
The oil is kept within the meat of the coconut. Farmers firmly and strongly press the fresh coconut meat and then the oil slowly streams out.
Coconut oil vs. coconut butter
Coconut oil is simply the oil that’s been extracted from the coconut meat. It is made by cold-pressing oil from coconut meat. Coconut butter is made from the coconut flesh that’s been ground into a spreadable paste, including the oil. The butter is solid at room temperature and softens when heated.
The claimed health benefits of coconut oil
Coconut oil has a plethora of claimed health benefits that come with consuming it in many ways. You don’t even have to eat it alone, but it is best consumed eaten with other foods and drinks. Here are just a handful of the benefits coconut oil has:
1. It has healthy fatty acids
Coconut oil is packed with healthy fatty acids that are naturally good for your body. The specific fatty acids found in the coconut oil can aid the body to burn fat faster.
Coconut oil also has medium-chain triglycerides, which are short fatty acid chains and are healthy for your body.
2. Can improve heart health
Studies have shown that those who consumed coconut oil periodically have had reduced risk of heart disease. For instance, there was a research study done in a small populated island in the South Pacific, where more than 60% of the populations' diet is based on coconuts and coconut oil in some shape or form.
These people were found to have generally very good, strong health and almost little to no heart disease or stroke incidents.
3. Has antimicrobial benefits
Coconut oil is containing many fatty acids, about 50% of the fatty acids make up lauric acid. When this substance is digested, the body breaks it down to monolaurin, which can help kill off harmful pathogens in your body. Pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc.
There have even been studies that show this substance can aid in killing and preventing yeast infections in humans.
4. Can help raise HDL levels
HDL is a good type of cholesterol that your body needs, and coconut oil gives it to you. The naturally occurring saturated fats within coconut oil help to raise HDL levels in the body, which in turn may aid in boosting heart health.
5. Protects hair, teeth, and skin
If you’ve ever heard of people using coconut oil to help moisturize their skin or put it on their eyebrows, eyelashes, and cuticles, it is because coconut oil has very moisturizing and protective components.
For those who have extremely dry skin or even eczema, coconut oil can help reduce dry, flaky skin and gives a healthy, moisturized appearance of the skin.
6. Reduces abdominal stomach fat
Abdominal stomach fat is one of the most difficult areas in your body to shed fat. The fatty acids in the coconut oil can help to reduce hunger cravings and aids in burning fat.
Although coconut oil is high in calories, ingesting a small amount of it daily in your coffee or in any other type of food can be beneficial for the body as the MCTs in the oil help weight loss.
What does adding coconut oil in my coffee taste like?
Due to the natural consistency of the coconut oil itself, it’ll add a creamy element to your basic coffee. As for flavor, many have said it is absolutely delicious and the coconut taste is subtle and not too overwhelming.
The best way to describe it would be subtly sweet, creamy, rich, and it adds a slight touch of tropical flavor in your coffee! Not only does it taste absolutely delicious and unique, but it has many naturally packed health benefits in just one little cup.
Coconut oil is also an ingredient in Butter Coffee. Butter coffee is a coffee mix consisting of coffee, unsalted grass-fed butter, and medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) coconut oil.
Delicious recipes incorporating coffee and coconut oil:
So, next time you drink your coffee, think about adding some coconut oil or coconut butter as well. That way you could simultaneously enjoy your favorite joe while getting all the claimed health benefits in one cup.
