Coconut Oil - खोबरेल तेल

Coconut oil (or coconut butter) is a plant oil derived from the kernels, meat, and milk of the coconut palm(Cocos nucifera) and fruit. Because of its high saturated fat content, it is slow to oxidize. Due to which it can last up to six months at 24°C (75°F) without spoiling.

Benefits & Uses:

• The fatty acids in coconut oil can encourage your body to burn fat, and they provide quick energy to your body and brain. They also raise HDL (good) cholesterol in your blood, which may help reduce heart disease risk.

• Coconut oil contains medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) which may reduce hunger by the way the body metabolizes fats.

• It also prevents liver diseases as some of the elements in the coconut oil help to protect the liver as the MCTs in the oil are used by the body as a quick source of energy.

• Studies show that coconut oil can increase the moisture content of dry skin, improve the appearance and health of the skin while reducing the symptoms of eczema.

• This oil also works as a base sunscreen, blocking about 20% of the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays and also protect against hair damage.

• Coconut oil has 87% of its fat is saturated which makes it one of the best fats for high-heat cooking, including frying as it has a smoke point of 177°C.

• MCTs appear to be especially effective against abdominal fat, the most harmful type linked to many chronic diseases which lodges in the abdominal cavity.