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By: katherine brady

katherine brady — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:05:00 +0000

I wouldn’t get coconut crystals anymore. The coconut tree flower produces the coconuts. More and more coconut farmers are making the sugar now instead of coconut water and the coconut meat. That means there may be a shortage of coconuts and it may drive up the price. One company is aware of this and will not buy coconut crystals. I thought I would let you know cause I was almost duped into buying some because I found that xylitol is not so good for you as a sugar replacement. All sugar is processed anyway.

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:59:00 +0000

That’s great!

By: veronika

veronika — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:56:00 +0000

p.s. coconut secret sent me back a nice email, let me know that they’ve never been faced with such a complaint, stood by their product, and put a replacement canister of the crystals in the mail today.

pretty awesome.

By: veronika

veronika — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:10:00 +0000

i liked the coconut crystals a lot – great flavour, perfect with my buckwheat at breakfast :)
BUT! this morning i found a thick, jet-black hair in one of the crystals. i like the whole small company dealio, but they need to look into their quality/hygiene control. yuk.

and yes, i emailed them.

By: Cassandra G.

Cassandra G. — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:39:00 +0000

Thank you for providing a review!! I always appreciate your honesty. I’m glad to see these products are located at the two co-ops I frequent. I’ll be trying a few of them soon hopefully!

By: Angela @ Mylk 'n Cookies

Angela @ Mylk 'n Cookies — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 04:39:00 +0000

So I’ve actually been baking with these products, and it’s a great sugar substitute!

By: Natalia

Natalia — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:05:00 +0000

Thanks so much for the honest review! Love me some coconut, but am fairly new to the coconut “scene” :) All I have played with so far is Garden of Life’s virgin coconut oil (FABULOUS for baking as well as stir frys) and coconut milk (my fav alt milk for hot cocoa!) & water. Nice to have new options for play!

By: Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:36:00 +0000

ive seen this stuff and have been wondering about it! thanks sayward!

By: Monika {windycityvegan}

Monika {windycityvegan} — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:56:00 +0000

Fabulous review, and thanks for keeping it real with your honest comments/rant about their website. It was quite awhile ago when you sent me a link to their site, and I was put off. However, since you were excited about the product, not their marketing, I went straight to my co-op and they had just started carrying the entire Coconut Secret line. Yay!

I used to grind coconut flour from raw/dehydrated coconut flakes because I wasn’t happy with the packaged brands of flour I’d tried, but I really like CS’s flour (I also like that it comes in an easily reusable paperboard can, rather than a plastic bag, and it’s cheaper than the flakes I was buying). I have also tried and enjoyed the crystals and vinegar.

Great review!