Industrial Coconut Oil
Level 3 — Contested
Industrial Coconut Oil is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: RBD coconut oil, coconut fat
Where you'll see it
Turkey Twizzlers, Lyra's ice cream, biscuits
What the research says
Listed alongside palm, shea, mango kernel and palm stearate as RBD fats that 'are essentially interchangeable' once processed — used by manufacturers based on whichever has the cheapest market price. Used in Turkey Twizzlers reformulation.
[ultra-processed-people] Listed alongside palm, shea, mango kernel and palm stearate as RBD fats that 'are essentially interchangeable' once processed — used by manufacturers based on whichever has the cheapest market price. Used in Turkey Twizzlers reformulation.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 2: The invention of UPF: shea fat, palm fat, mango kernel fat, palm stearate, coconut fat. Once they've been given the RBD treatment, they are essentially interchangeable