how is this different from artisana coconut butter?
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I think coconut butter is more oily as the Raw coconut is more like ground coconut and is so good you can eat it from a spoon.
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That I don't know other than this is true raw coconut. I use it every morning in my smoothie.
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It's different. There's a lot more more pulp in this. Cream of coconut is all liquid. This has actual pieces log coconut. It's delicious and makes great Thai red curry., smoothies, etc.
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I have bought Navitas Naturals Cacao Butter from Wholes Foods prior to this purchase. When comparing the 2, the one from Whole Foods had a seriously rich/heady chocolaty type smell, a rich yellow, and was buttery to the touch. This stuff I bought from Amazon barely had a scent to it, pale yellow with specks of white, and was extremely dried out. Now that is not to say it was not 100% raw but either this product is a bit more processed or extremely old
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It's white (like an ivory white) and I believe it's unrefined. It's also not as oily as Shea butter.
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The karite butter has shea butter and the ceramidas i don't know never purchased before
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Try mixing it with coconut oil if you want a buttery flavored spread. Actually, I prefer ghee for this purpose. It takes a very small amount of ghee to get a very buttery flavor. I usually just use this for cooking as it is less expensive than ghee. Fat is necessary in our diets. The old propaganda about how bad saturated fats were was based on false data. Scientific studies have found that the opposite is true - but all saturated fats are not the same. Animal based fats are more problematic for many people to digest. That's why some buttery flavor added to coconut oil works very well. Someone posted that it will never taste like real butter. It IS real butter that has been dehydrated. Most likely this person has never actually tasted "real" butter. The flavor varies according to what the cows were fed. The consistency is what is different after being dehydrated just like the consistency of any dehydrated product is not the same as it was originally even after re-hydrating it. The calorie content is the same because only the water has been removed.
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I had the exact same concern because the labeling says it's the same product. I did some research and was surprised by what I learned. According to what I read, it's only olive oil that is genuinely graded between virgin and extra virgin and apparently regarding organic coconut oil, there is no distinction whatever--only one kind! I was quite surprised but it does taste exactly the same as the old product which I have been using for about 7 years.
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Not sure what would make it "butter" but it's just a spread from pure coconut pulp. You have to warm it toale it more spreadable.
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My experience is the cream is much thicker than milk and is only interchangeable in certain recipes. Hope this helps.
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Artisana says their cashew nut butter comes from Africa, so it is odd that the cashew butter in this combination walnut/cashew is from the US. Been buying the cashew nut alone, and it is excellent.
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Unless Artisana has changed their sources, this is made from pasteurized, California almonds. If you're looking for raw almond butter from non-pasteurized almonds, you can Google "non-pasteurized raw almond butter."
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Coconut oil and coconut butter is not the same thing. Coconut butter is the meat of the coconut ground up. It has a different texture.
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Hi, this product is ready to use straight out of the pack it has no additives or altered like other butters of its kind. It is super rich/thick so rub it in your hands to dissolve it. I use it in my hair and my body everyday in its natural state even though some persons prefer to mix it with other oils. The choice is up to you to do as you wish. Hope this was helpful.
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I purchased unsweetened (don't know if they sell a sweeten version) it has a more subtle coconut flavor than the sweetened alternatives. On the other hand you can control what kind and how much sweetener you want to use. It reminds me of unsweetened coconut milk. If baking with it, it does not yield the same effect as sweetened coconut.
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yes there is a big difference I found this answer online "Yes, there is definitely a difference between the two. Think peanut butter vs. peanut oil. One is thick and smooth, while the other is liquid (at room temperature). Coconut butter includes the meat of the coconut, while coconut oil does not." and more here http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/06/30/coconut-butter-and-coconut-oil/ Kathy
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I looked on another website and the label says "Ingredients: organic shea butter". I have never bought this product again because I questioned the authenticity of it being raw (and organic). It did not have the same scent as any other shea butter I have used in the past and the scent was pleasant but definitely not a shea butter scent; also, it was more white than the usual shea butter. Perhaps it has changed since I used it years ago.
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The only difference is that one has SHEA BUTTER in it and the other doesn't. The black soap in your link doesn't have shea butter.*I am LC from NC.*