Do you shop at Costco? More and more Costco has great deals on whole foods and gluten-free products and our family has enjoyed taking advantage of the savings at this "big box giant."
But have you seen their great deal on coconut oil?
We use coconut oil for everything - from homemade moisturizer to gluten-free baking to homemade popcorn, so we go through a ton of it.
I saw Costco's coconut oil offering and wondered myself--"Could this really be high-quality coconut oil at this price?" So I bought some about 4 months ago and put them on my shelf.
Many have been thrilled about being able to purchase a great wholesome fat like coconut oil at Costco for a great price.
But not everyone is happy about it.
I honestly was almost in tears this past week seeing what can happen when due diligence isn't done, accusations are made carelessly, and apologies don't come.
If you don't know what I am talking about, read on.
I worked on this post for quite awhile to make sure I had the whole story covered and covered well. There is a lot of misinformation to clear up, and it's going to take awhile, so please hang with me for another "longish" post :).
This past week, a post called "Why Buying Coconut Oil at Costco is Risky Business" came out on a very popular healthy living blog, The Healthy Home Economist.
In a nutshell, one person contacted the owner of that blog, Sarah Pope, on her Facebook page, and told her that she had purchased Carrington Farms' Coconut Oil from Costco. She stated:
“I just opened and began using a big container of coconut oil (got it at Costco) that I’ve had for maybe 3 months and it has sat on my pantry shelf (outside in my garage, I live in Texas so it’s gotten hotter than 100 degrees). It smells like burned marshmallows, or maybe the inside of a pumpkin on Halloween. Since I can’t find any web sites that describe the smell (other than “yucky” and “very, very bad”) for rancid coconut oil, could you please help me out? I can’t stand to put it on my face….but can I still cook with it?”
First of all, Sarah's advice to her reader that she not use coconut oil was good advice.
But that is where the good advice stopped.
Sarah then went on to vilify Carrington Farms and Costco and to cast aspersions on almost the entire US Coconut Oil market.
Here's what went down and how it went wrong:
Accusations Against Carrington Farms--and the Truth
Accusation #1: Costco's oil spoiled because there was something wrong with the oil
Sarah assumed, without doing any research, that the Costco customer's oil was "bad" due to either poor quality, poor filtration, or the oil is just plain "old." To quote her:
It’s anybody’s guess, but one thing is for sure. It was not fresh, high quality Grade A coconut oil. Cheaply priced coconut oil at a discount store is going to get you exactly that: cheap oil that is likely old, improperly filtered (manufacturer’s defect) and not the best choice for your health.
Response: There is no way to know the cause of the problem without more evidence
After reading this post, I thought that I would contact Carrington Farms myself to learn more details about the situation.
I talked to one of Carrington Farms' Vice Presidents, and she said that they haven't had any other recent complaints about their coconut oil being bad and that they never got any information from Mary M. about their oil-- no lot number and no expiration date. Nothing.
So while she admitted that there is a slim possibility that there was something wrong with the oil, she said that it is much more likely that the oil was opened and something foreign got in there to cause the problem.
For example, perhaps Mary had opened the container, used a spoon to get some coconut oil out, and the spoon had something on it. Or some such "user error."
However, there really is no way for them, or for us, to know anything because all we have is Mary M's message and Sarah's response.
UPDATE (7/3/13): A few readers have mentioned that it was likely the fact that Mary stored the coconut oil in her hot garage that led to it spoiling. I don't know. Of course, the label says to store in a cool dry place, but I have read in numerous places that people have stored their coconut oil in a hot place with no problem. Furthermore, Sarah mentioned in her post:
I have never had it go off, even when kept for a year or two in my garage where the temperature easily reaches a 110-120F on humid August afternoons.
so I decided not to blame the smell issue on the hot garage.
2. Accusation #2: Costco sells inferior or old food products
To quote Sarah:
the big box wholesalers like Costco have been faced with a dilemma – how best to capitalize on the coconut oil frenzy while keeping the price dirt cheap. I’ll admit that I’ve been suspicious of the big box wholesaler brands of coconut oil for quite awhile. The price just didn’t jive with the price I knew to be necessary to ensure a quality, pure product.
Response: Costco carries quality food products - Carrington's oil is one of them
I've been a Costco member for many years, and mostly we've been thrilled with their quality. And I'm not easy to please about some things (maybe you can guess that as you read my posts and see the lengths I go to at times to make sure I am getting a good product). In fact, I've had to return some things to them and they aren't always happy about that. But that is too bad--they claim to have high quality and consumers should hold them to that.
But I have never ever thought that they intentionally partnered with companies that sold junk. There are, of course, companies that sell bulk name brand clothing to stores like Costco that are lower quality so they can sell them inexpensively, but to my knowledge, there are no "lower quality foods" being sold to Costco.
I think Costco has some things to learn about getting and keeping more and more whole food products in their stores (I am petitioning them every time I go to get the Coleman Natural Hot Dogs back. So if you are a member, drop that message in their suggestion box for me too, OK - "Get Coleman Hot Dogs year round :)!" Thank you!!)
Anyway, about Carrington Farms' super reasonable coconut oil at Costco . . .
What Carrington's VP said to me is that the low price of their oil at Costco is simply a matter of the economy of scale.
Carrington sells coconut oil in 12 oz and 54 ounce sizes. The 54 ounce size is what Costco carries.
They sell their 54 ounce for $24.99 on Amazon and for $15.99 at Costco. And they also have their own website.
That $15.99 is a real steal, but here is the deal.
It takes the same amount of work for Carrington to sell 1 container of coconut oil off their website as it does to sell 20,000 jars to Costco.
They have to take an order, pack it up, and ship it.
I know how this works. I sell products on my Natural Store page. The main products I sell are zeolite and soap nuts.
I sell one bottle of zeolite for $15.25 and 12 for $100 (instead of $183 at the "per bottle" price). I sell 1 ounce of soap nuts for $2.50 and four pounds for $52.30 (instead of $160 at the "per ounce" price).
So even though the size of the coconut oil at Costco is the same as the one on Amazon, they sell so many more at Costco that they can offer the coconut oil at a better price.
Carrington's VP said that they sell many full truckloads to Costco weekly--versus 1 case each week at a regular grocery store.
It's the same oil.....just the economy of scale working for Costco members.
PLUS - My Carrington Farms oil (that I bought about 4 months ago) has an expiration date clearly marked on the label - 2/20/15. That is NOT old oil. And besides, it will likely last long beyond that date. Coconut oil is known for its stability.
3. Accusation #3: Carrington Farm's Coconut Oil is not pure.
Sarah said that "Inexpensive Coconut Oil is Likely Poor Quality" and then went on to list the following possibilities reasons why coconut oil might be of poor quality, insinuating that Carrington Farms Coconut Oil is either
- possibly not 100% coconut oil
- improperly filtered
- old
All it took was one phone call to Carrington Farms to straighten this out, and that is what I did. I talked with one of their Vice Presidents who spent a lot of time on the phone with me going over their quality control. And believe me, they are on top of their coconut oil's quality.
Response: Quality-Related facts about Carrington Farms' coconut oil
1. Carrington Farms coconut oil is unrefined and no chemicals are used in the processing of the oil.
2. The coconuts are grown on certified organic farms in the Philippines.
3. Representatives from Carrington have visited the farms to ensure the quality of the growing process and a partner in the company visits to ensure that their representatives are doing everything they can to guarantee that everything is as they say it is.
4. The coconuts are grown on several farms to avoid problems of "single site sourcing"--should there be a natural disaster in one farm, they can still get coconuts.
5. The coconuts are processed within 4 days of being picked.
6. The coconut oil is filtered twice before being moved to a bottling facility, and then it is filtered again.
7. Carrington Farms does third party GC/MS testing on each lot of their oil. If any other vegetable oil was cut into the coconut oil, it would show up on these tests.
8. The oil is tested for microbes, e-coli, salmonella and more.
9. Their containers are BPA-free.
10. Their coconut oil is unrefined, unbleached, and is not deodorized, and their processing is hexane and heat free. I think you can see that they care about quality.
Just because a product is one you haven't heard of, doesn't mean it is junk. I too wondered about Carrington Farms Coconut Oil when I saw it at Costco. I bought some and I am very happy with them.
4. Accusation #4: Carrington Farms is involved in fraudulent marketing because they label their coconut oil as being "Extra Virgin"
To quote Sarah,
There is no such thing as “extra virgin coconut oil”. It is either refined coconut oil or virgin coconut oil. A friend of mine who is the owner of a company that is a quality purveyor of virgin coconut oil had this to say: “… any product that uses the term ‘extra virgin’ and it does not pertain to olive oil is using the term outside its definition… Trying to market something that does not exist.”
Response: The truth about "Extra Virgin Coconut Oil"
Well, to be fair, Sarah is right--there is no such thing as Extra Virgin Coconut Oil.
But what Sarah should have checked before sharing this post is that the coconut oil that she recommends to her readers has been marketed as "Extra Virgin" too.
In her post, she said, "the only way to ensure a quality product is to buy from a quality small business." Interestingly, the words "buy from a quality small business" are linked to Village Green Network (the blogging network which Sarah is a big part of)'s affiliate portal where you can then click to see what coconut oil (and other products) they recommend.
The problem is that the coconut oil they recommend (Radiant Life) was also marketing itself as being "Extra Virgin". In addition, when you can click around and check out their recommended products, VGN members don't just get paid when you purchase, they get paid per click, so getting click-happy on their Resources page puts a lot of money in their pockets.)
I digress.
Some of Sarah's readers called her on this "Extra Virgin" conundrum. Then Sarah said that she had contacted Radiant Life about it and they were changing their marketing. I don't have anything against Radiant Life, but it is again, poorly researched.
In fact, here is a screenshot I pulled off the internet when I found out about this story, just so you could see that Radiant Life has been, and still is, marketing their oil as being "Extra Virgin."
If you type in "Radiant Life Coconut Oil" into Google, up comes this description of their coconut oil. This description is set by Radiant Life when they set up their product for Google: And here is an entry on Radiant Life's blog about making your own "Extra Virgin Coconut Oil Lotion"
(Update: In case Radiant Life changes their post, here is a screenshot of the top part of the post):
What Carrington Farms' VP told me is that, while there is no "Extra Virgin" designation for coconut oil, when they started marketing their oil, almost all of the other coconut oil companies in the US were marketing their oil as being "Extra Virgin," and so they thought it would be both confusing to the customer, plus it would put their coconut oil in a negative light if they only labeled their oil as "Virgin."
Click on these links to see that a bunch of companies also market their coconut oil as being "Extra Virgin":
1. Garden of Life Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
2. Nutiva ( Update 5/16: apparently they have changed their labeling)
3. Nature's Way
4. Barlean's
5. Jarrow
6. Source Naturals (these are capsules, but they are called "Extra Virgin")
7. Vitacost
9. Artisana
This list represents a mix between companies known for being inexpensive and those know for high quality.
But the point is that they all use the term "extra virgin" to describe their coconut oil. In fact, I think one is more hard-pressed to find a company that doesn't refer to its coconut oil as being "extra virgin" than one that does.
And Carrington's VP told me that they sell the exact same coconut oil in Canada as "Virgin Coconut Oil" because Canada has laws about coconut oil labeling that the US doesn't have.
Now, let me be clear. I could have just kept silent on this.
Sarah has a big blog and a lot of influence in the whole foodie blog world. It's not really advisable to write something negative about someone that big. But, I really felt I had to stick up for a company that is being hurt because of this mess.
Lessons to Be Learned
Just like Sarah wrote about the lessons she thinks should be learned about what type of coconut oil to buy, and where to buy it, I am adding my own set of lessons to be learned here:
1. Don't go on just one person's word when accusing a company, or someone, of wrongdoing.
Sarah wrote that " evidence is now emerging that my suspicions [that big box wholesaler brands of coconut oil are junk] have been justified."
One person's comment without sufficient details (such as lot number, expiration date, whether the container was opened previously or not) is not evidence. It is just conjecture until the facts are checked out.
And just to put this out there, there are plenty of folks who just do mean things to hurt others. I am not saying that Mary's or Sarah's intentions are such, but there are people who spread lies in order to hurt others and build themselves up, so we need to be really really careful when putting out negative claims about a person or company.
2. Do due diligence before making a sweeping accusation. Sarah should have called Carrington to find out their side of the story before publishing something so damaging to their reputation.
3. Say you're sorry when you are wrong.
What You Can Do to Help
I think that Carrington Farms has really been through the ringer unfairly on this one. I am sure that their sales are hurting and that is just not right. I have a jug of their coconut oil right here and I will say it smells and tastes wonderful.
1. Go to Costco and buy some Carrington Farms Coconut Oil.
2. Go to Amazon and buy some Carrington Farms Coconut Oil.
3. Subscribe to my blog. I go to great lengths to make sure that I am doing good, solid research on everything that I share with you. It takes time and I am super busy. But I will not try to get you to read my blog by posting stuff that's unnecessarily sensationalist. It would mean a lot to have your vote of confidence by having you as a subscriber to my blog updates. And besides--you wouldn't want to miss anything, would you :)?
4. Share this post (see sharing buttons below) with others so they can find out that Carrington Farms is a decent company with high-quality products.
Finally - what about buying local and from small businesses?
That's really a whole other topic. I love supporting small businesses. But frankly, I can't do it all the time.
I can't do anything all the time--Blog, be a great homeschool mom, keep a clean house, recycle, get the best bargains, be a kind and loving wife. I need to work on all of those things.
Some more than others.
But right now, I buy local when I can. (I just got a flat of organic strawberries from a local farm and I buy eggs from a friend at church. UPDATE: I was just accused of not supporting local businesses, so I am updating you with more information: I just bought 15 local chickens and we have 2 local deer and a local pig in our freezer. And the most local thing I do is we have a huge garden out back 🙂!) As for coconut oil? I am sticking with Tropical Traditions and Carrington, and Nutiva for now. That doesn't mean there aren't other great companies. But a gal can only do so much research at once--and right now I am off to find a new brand of stevia :).
For more "controversial topics" that might interest you, check out:
1. Is There Engine Fuel on Your Almonds? - A must read.
2. Which Essential Oils Company is Best? - you will see here that I did a TON of research into oils and oil companies. And I was very clear about my limitations and why I made the conclusions that I made. And if I ever find something negative out about the company that I recommended, I will pull my recommendation. Plain and simple.
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Your attention to detail and research is INCREDIBLE. You are going to kick some major ass in life.
Nikita
Wow thanks for the kind words. I admit do have a bit of a reputation for this now, for better or for worse. I've been blocked by some companies and even recently had 2 companies remove me from their affiliate programs when I started asking more questions. Not a good sign ;). Hope to see you around again.
I just discovered you while searching for coconut oil. Your level of integrity & fair play is evident. There are SO many sellouts these days it's refreshing to see such quality in your field. You are a beacon that I will follow & I pray you knock the socks off the pretenders.
I send my love to you & family. Be safe.
Dom
Awwww thank you so much. I am trying! It's hard to keep on top of all this--in fact it's impossible. Thanks for reading and hope to see you around again. You are more than welcome to join our group on Facebook if you'd like: https://www.facebook.com/groups/171490083677560
Remember the good old days when you were not a mom and enjoyed life? Why must most women think they need to be a mom?
Ummmm...what a terrible comment. Of course the desire to be a mom is inborn and most mothers would say that being a mom is the most rewarding (if not the most difficult) thing that they have ever done. I'm assuming this is spam, but still, terrible. I hope you truly don't feel this way.
While you wrote a big long article, I still disagree. I dont care about carrington farms and one persons experience. One experience does not a trend make. What I see here is many people, devoted to Costco. Almost everyone including yourself talk about how long you have been members. It seems your brand loyalty is clouding the "potential" issue. Im a member too, but there are some things which I wouldn't buy at Costco. Coconut oil is an important staple, Im happy to a pay a little more and get it from a supplier that is trustworthy and has a tremendous track record. Then everyone else can bicker about who said what and if the oil is any good or not.
Hi there. Thanks for reading. Actually this post is from a long time ago, and to my knowledge, Costco doesn't carry Carrington's coconut oil any longer. They have moved to their own brand. They do have their ghee in some locations (wish one of them was mine).
To address your concerns, if you have a disagreement about why Carrington (or Costco's Kirkland Brand) coconut oil isn't trustworthy, then please share why rather than just base it off of your thinking that I am just store-loyal.
Secondly, I am not. Currently I am really upset at Costco b/c they have stopped carrying organic frozen green beans (which I use in this recipe): https://wholenewmom.com/recipes/green-bean-chips/
It's very very hard to get affordable frozen organic green beans in any other place. Azure has them but they are small cuts and hard to make into chips.
Additionally, I have taken Costco to task on quite a few things including ACV that they were selling: https://www.instagram.com/p/BTRn8wDhIUD/
They thankfully have since moved to glass bottles! https://www.instagram.com/p/BonQGgFBcw4/
And I have another product that I have contacted them about.
So no--this isn't about loyalty to Costco. It's about finding out the truth (as best as I can). Thanks.
If I came off as snarky and "against" you, I didn't mean to 🙂 I buy from tropical traditions, and I love there products. My logic for not liking costco for things like CO is simple. It is cold pressed, from dried coconuts. I do not believe that a company as large as costco could repeatably create a consistently nutritious product at the volumes they pump out. When I go to Tropical Traditions I am getting wet milled coconut oil that does not meet USDA Organic Standards but exceeds them, in small batches.
Sorry if I appeared to lump you in with people who are so brand loyal that they cant see the forest thru the trees. You do good work and I am happy to hear you are taking them to task on other issues 🙂
Thanks for coming back to comment. It did come off that way but I accept your apology. I understand and everyone can be swayed but I really do try to do the right thing. I don't get paid anything by Costco and never have. I just tried to find out the truth. As for TT, there are people who have concerns about them but I don't know that it has to do w/ their quality. No company is perfect. I do have a review post on them that I believe is still on my site.
Thanks again--hope to see you around again!
Thank you for your mindful and substantiated post. As a professional and dog owner striving for the best holistic care for myself and my dogs I read a lot of information. But I don’t always have time to become an expert in every thread of all topics and the counter arguments. Your post helped sum up my sense of sloppy assumptions regarding Costco’s coconut oil. I LOVE Costco too!
I have two large dogs that I have cooked for since they were pups and supplemented with holistic foods & superfoods. Before the holistic pet food boom, it just didn’t make sense that my dogs would remain healthy & disease free if they ate a version of industrial cereal every day so looked for alternatives. I didn’t do raw (although I repeatedly tried) because one dog couldn't tolerate it w/o chronic GI infection. So I opted for a balanced canine holistic cooked diet which is grain free, canine appropriate & rotates proteins weekly. Costco makes this routine possible with their offerings of organic vegetables, fish, meats, coconut oil, large jars of turmeric and such. My dogs are 14 years old, are seniors but still walk an hour a day, play ball (albeit slower), are very rarely ever ill and my vet says they have the blood work of most other 8 yr olds. They are not from the same parentage (much less the same state) & have always had exercise & lots of love. But I firmly believe eating real & whole foods & superfoods has made all the difference & that was largely made a financial reality in part bc of Costco’s good products. Their coconut oil is one of our staples.
Thank you for giving us the knowledge to keep on with the regime! Ps-I always refrigerate my coconut oil. Heat tolerant it may be but I sincerely (and anecdotally) claim, the flavor changes when the oil suffers large heat fluctuations (if nothing else). Thanks again!
Wow you really are taking care of your dogs!!! Amazing!!
Sounds like what's good for us is good for them which makes sense mostly!
You are so welcome and thanks for sharing. Glad to have you here and hope to see you around again!
The article you base your entire post on is ONE person's view. If you store anything in 100 degree weather, it will eventually get bad.
But then you use ONE person to dictate what thousands of people should do?
Alarmist much?
Hi Jay - Thanks for reading.
I hope that you noticed that I pointed out that the other post was wrong headed. 🙂
Email me and I will tell you where I buy high quality ORGANIC COCONUT OIL, gallon size (best price) or smaller, less expensive, and free shipping.
OK thanks!
I found this blog when I was researching if my coconut oil from Costco was expired. The BB date is June 2017 but after examining it throughly, it’s still good as new in January 2019!
Inexpensive prices do NOT necessarily equate to lesser quality! Thank you for the great read 🙂
Thank YOU! I have heard from some coconut oil companies that their oil can last a really long time. Hope to see you around again :).
Good on you!!! I have been buying my coconut oil from Costco for years now and have no intention of going anywhere else.
Thanks for putting her in her place
Neil
Canada
Thanks, Neil!
Merci beaucoup again Adrienne...happy to have found you...!
:o)
Same here!!!
Hi Adrienne - thanks for your swift reply & lovely welcome...! I've joined your Facebook page also now, so am not gonna miss a thing now...! My sister lives in California - I'll get her to follow you also - she has a grandson with ADHD (her son also had / has it - he's 24 now & still has some social difficulties...). He's been prescribed Ritalin which I don't like the thought of at all....I remember when my nephew was first diagnosed (and also prescribed Ritalin) - I was forever sending my sis articles on how diet & environment could be factors affecting him...I think it's easier to find relevant information now, but 20 years ago, less so...
Anyway - many thanks again for providing such a wealth of information - I got "lost" for hours this morning perusing your blog - I love it!!
Kind regards, Sonya
Hello again! You are so welcome!
Just added you to the group. I was just in CA this summer. We don't travel much so that was a big deal for us. This post might interest your sister: https://wholenewmom.com/health-concerns/probiotics-and-adhd/
There is so much they can do for him! Thanks for the sweet words. I haven't been writing as much but hope to have another post up today and more this week. Thanks again :). ??
Oh thanks for this - I'll take a look, and send it to my sister also... Things have advanced so much - even if my niece is too worried to take her son off of Ritalin, maybe some complimentary therapies would help improve things further...we'll have to see - her decision ultimately (but I know she'll be interested in reading this). It could be interesting for my grown-up nephew too...he still struggles, bless him... You sound like a really busy bee - thank you for finding the time to share all of your passion & knowledge...! Have a good evening (well, it is here...!!)
Bonne soirée....Sonya :o)
You are so welcome! I can never recommend taking people off of medicine but there are so many things to help one be healthier. I'm trying not to be too busy and balance things :).
Take good care and hope to see you around more.
Hi there Adrienne - thanks for the interesting post...I've just found your blog whilst searching for some info on coconut oil & have now signed up to receive your newsletters ?? I live in France, so much of the consumer / product info won't be relevant to me, but will be of interest, for sure... (No Costco here sadly...the French wouldn't allow such undercutting of prices...I'm rather jealous to see that someone posted from the Philippines & they have Costco there...!!)
I look forward to receiving & reading your posts on healthy living...something I definitely strive for here in la belle France..! have a lovely day...or rather, bon journée, I should say...!
Sonya ??
Hello Sonya and welcome!!! I visited France a very very long time ago and enjoyed it.
I hope that most of the information will be relevant to you. If there's something that isn't please let me know and perhaps me or someone else can help. We have people from a variety of countries here and that's the case in my FB group as well. If you are on FB and would like to join we would love to have you : https://www.facebook.com/groups/171490083677560/
Thank you for the kind words and bon journée!
Thanks so much for this article. I am wondering though, we've been buying Kirkland brand coconut oil from Costco. Is this different from Carrington Farms or does Carrington make what is labeled as Kirkland. I haven't seen the Carrinton Farms label at our store.
No, they do not make it. It's a different brand now.
Truthfully, I found this article because I was searching for kirkland (costco) coconut oil reviews. A friend gave me her container because their family didn't like it. I have used that container a little bit in baked goods, but decided this morning to make some Skinny Chocolate (coconut oil, cocoa powder, stevia). I tasted it and it was horrible when done, almost alcoholic in taste. So I brought my Nutivia coconut oil from where I'd had it stored and made a batch with it instead to make sure it was the coconut oil, not something else. It was definitely the coconut oil. When tasted side by side, one was sweet and one was rancid/alcoholic tasting. So, while I only know what was written here about the bad experience someone else had, I have now had it too. That being said, we like most all things from Costco. Sometimes you win, sometimes you go back to your regular brand.
Thanks for commenting. I can tell you as well that we never had any issues w/ the Carrington from Costco but had 2 bad containers of one they had their recently from Lily of the Desert. I called the company this week about it. The other containers of that brand so far have been fine.
Thank you for posting this article, it was very helpful.
You are so welcome!!
I'm pretty sure we are kindred spirits!
Nice to "meet" you :). I'd love to hear why you think so.....
Thanks for your sane post Adrienne!
We need more bloggers like you who check their facts before opening their wysiwyg editors 😉
I love Costco here in Taiwan!
Cheers!
Phil
Thanks much for the kind words! It's hard to stay on top of things but I'm trying :).
Wonderful story. I love Costco and I love the coconut oil. I've never had trouble with what Costco has sold to me. I know if I did, they would make it right. They know customer service and product. Good job bringing the facts. I was wondering if the oil has MCTs though. Thanks.
Thanks! Coconut oil is roughly 60% MCTs.
Personally, I love Costco Coconut Oil but I do have one thought about the experience Sarah
went through. The container probably leached plastic into the coconut oil and therefore the
terrible stench that came from it.
I have had so much food go rancid by just leaving food in their plastic packaging for a couple of months, if that. Have thrown away lots of food this way so now, I just store all my crackers, chips, etc, etc., in glass containers if I don't get to use them right away. Sure keeps them fresh and tasty and I'm sure that if you kept the coconut oil in the plastic container out of any heat source, you would not see it go bad at all...Just my thoughts...!
It's possible! The hot garage was a problem for sure. I have had coconut oil in plastic for a long time and didn't have this happen. It's a conundrum! But I will say that I had 1 other brand from Costco that I had a problem with. All the others have been fine, but not this one. I think it could be just an odd thing!
Great job! God bless you whol new mom 🙂 you’re reward is from heaven for standing the truth! I really appreciate.
Thank you so much :). Hope to see you around again! Working on more research based articles right now.