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Coconut milk of a very different kind
by Jordan Wright
Reprinted from Washington Home & Garden Blog
Toss out the notion of a sticky, sweet drink mixer for pina coladas or the other kind that comes in a can and is used as a cooking ingredient for Thai curries. This new product, in plain, unsweetened and vanilla flavors made by So Delicious, is used straight from the carton on your morning cereal or drunk by the glass and is found in the refrigerated section beside the soymilk.
About coconut, the carton explains, “It is a rich source of medium chain fatty acids (MCGAs) which are recognized as “good fat”, and it is naturally cholesterol-free.” That should be good news for cardiologists and their ice cream-deprived patients.
In our house, kid-tested and highly approved, coconut milk has replaced the soy, almond, oat, rice or hemp milks previously consumed. We especially love the vanilla flavored, but the unsweetened version is better for savory cooking or baking. Not inconsequentially it is vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO and organic. Smoothies using the vanilla flavored coconut milk are divine with this brand new product.
So Delicious, is an Oregon company that had previously produced only soy-based products. But in April of this year they rolled out their new line of coconut-based products called “Purely Decadent Made with Coconut Milk”. There are nine different flavors, sweetened with agave syrup. Think ice cream without the milk…really rich and creamy, with a smooth mouth feel.
Under the So Delicious brand name there are eight coconut-based frozen ice creams by the pint and five types of “novelties”, Banana Split Sandwich and Coconut Almond Bar are two of these grab-and-go bars.
They also make a “cultured coconut milk”, which is a yogurt-style product that comes in six flavors and has all the benefits of yogurt. Passionate Mango, anyone?
Their web site www.turtlemountain.com reminds us that, “40 million Americans are lactose intolerant while many others have reduced or eliminated their intake of dairy products due to religious, philosophical or health reasons.” Turtle Mountain has always focused on customers with allergies and other health concerns and has a comprehensive allergen prevention program with an allergen identification table described on their web site.
Julie Berner, Customer Relations spokeswoman at Turtle Mountain told me the company has been contacted by a PKU group lately. People with PKU have a very low tolerance for protein, an excess of protein can actually prove to be fatal, and they must limit their daily intake. For that reason these new coconut-based products are of particular interest to the PKU community.
Look for So Delicious coconut-based kefir to appear in markets in the months to come.
In our area Whole Foods, some Safeway stores and My Organic Market are your best bet to find these heavenly treats.
Jordan Wright is one of the leading food writers on the Washington, DC scene. Covering the metropolitan area for the broad based news-centric ezine www.localkicks.com and the tony high-end Georgetowner, with its hip sister publication The Downtowner, where her eponymous column “Wright on Food” has had a large and loyal following. All her articles can be found on her website www.whiskandquill.com.
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I LOVE So Delicious and Purely Decadent coconut milk products! They have made my PKU daughter’s life so much happier. The ice cream is very rich and creamy, and it was so great watching her eyes light up the first time she tasted chocolate Purely Decadent made with coconut milk.
I realize that this article is republished, but I wanted to point out that So Delicious coconut milk kefir is available, and it’s amazing! They also have a new line of coconut milk coffee creamers, that are fantastic.
Too bad there is AGAVE SYRUP in that product. A form of sugar to be avoided at all costs! See the Spring 2009 issue of Wise Traditions, page 44 for the article entitled “Worse Than we Thought The Lowdown on High Fructose Corn Syrup and Agave ‘Nectar’” by Sally Fallon Morell and Rami Nigel.
Coconut milk is great, but once food processors start messing with it, anything can happen, like the addition of Agave syrup.
According to the article, Agave nectar’s fructose make-up is “more concentrated than the fructose in HFCS.” The article states that agave nectar is from 70 percent or more fructose rich syrup compared to the HFCS used in soda pop, which is 55 percent fructose rich.
Hello,
I just wanted to let you know that MOM’s name has officially been changed to “MOM’s Organic Market” (instead of “My Organic Market”). You can still call it “MOM’s” for short. The new website is http://www.momsorganicmarket.com.
Thanks!
-Laura H.
MOM’s Organic Market
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