Anyone have a source for coconut milk in tetra pacs or other non-BPA containers? Glass ware, etc?
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In the Southwest, I can get a 1/2 gallon of Coconut Milk http://www.purelydecadent.com/products/coconut_milk_beverage.html at the Sprouts Market. http://sprouts.com/home.php $4.59/ half gallon.
And here is a blog for making your own coconut milk. http://nutrition-and-physical-regeneration.com/blog/533/how-to/how-to-make-coconut-milk/
Yikes- this product could have been so good-why do they have to add all those synthetic vitamins and additives? I would avoid products with synthetic Vit A and D like this one personally.
http://importfood.com/current040510.html
You can get 100% coconut milk in 12 paper cartons for $13. Well, there's shipping too but that's the cheapest I've found for ready-made coconut milk that has no preservatives, guar gum, or metal can packaging.
I used coconut cream concentrate to make my own coconut milk. http://www.tropicaltraditionscanada.com/coconutcreamconcentrate.html Comes in a glass jar and is quite concentrated, much cheaper than buying cans of coconut milk.
Thanks - I hadn't come across that before. Gonna check it out.
That's interesting- we will be driving past the distributor on our way home.
I have tried this product and liked it but didn't quite know what to do with it. It seemed not to mix with water as promoted.
Dirk, did you mix it with hot water? I should dissolve pretty quickly especially if at room temperature to start with.
Thanks, Kat. How much water do you mix in to dilute it?
Yeah, Native Forest is supposedly BPA-free. Some Whole Foods stores carry it. Or you can get it online: http://www.naturalgrocers.com/coconut_milk_organic_by_native_forest_13_5_oz_item_115257-p-14080.html
My co-op says Native Forest has definitely swtiched to BPA-free cans. You can find them in just about any health food store.
If it's an issue, Native Forest contains guar gum.
Coconut milk is mostly water, doctored with emulsifiers, and highly processed to keep it from spoiling. However, the good news is that coconut milk is quite easy to make yourself from dried coconut pulp. More good news is DIY coconut milk is considerably cheaper since you are not paying for all the extra processing or shipping of water.
I have heard that Native Forest brand does not use BPA in their cans, but I don't know for sure. I'll try and investigate it today.
Maybe a coconut? All I've ever seen in the store is cans.
Funny but true! We have them in our yard.
LMAO! OK, maybe this was not intended as funny, but it still was.
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Grocket
(1801)
on July 12, 2011
at 07:07 PM
If it's an issue, Native Forest contains guar gum.
Grocket
(1801)
on July 12, 2011
at 03:07 PM
Thanks, Kat. How much water do you mix in to dilute it?
valkyrie
(531)
on March 23, 2011
at 11:20 PM
My co-op says Native Forest has definitely swtiched to BPA-free cans. You can find them in just about any health food store.
paleohacks
(78467)
on September 12, 2010
at 03:38 AM
Funny but true! We have them in our yard.
Eva
(20807)
on September 12, 2010
at 12:34 AM
LMAO! OK, maybe this was not intended as funny, but it still was.
Kat
(990)
on June 03, 2010
at 01:51 PM
Dirk, did you mix it with hot water? I should dissolve pretty quickly especially if at room temperature to start with.
Dirk
(588)
on June 01, 2010
at 09:43 PM
I have tried this product and liked it but didn't quite know what to do with it. It seemed not to mix with water as promoted.
Hannah
(2065)
on April 14, 2010
at 05:00 AM
Yikes- this product could have been so good-why do they have to add all those synthetic vitamins and additives? I would avoid products with synthetic Vit A and D like this one personally.
BestSelf
(0)
on March 29, 2010
at 12:43 AM
Thanks - I hadn't come across that before. Gonna check it out.
paleohacks
(78467)
on March 21, 2010
at 02:29 AM
That's interesting- we will be driving past the distributor on our way home.
Patrik
(10502)
on March 19, 2010
at 11:38 PM
Tetra-Pak coconut milk spotted on eBay: http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/100-THAI-KOKOSMILCH-1-LITER-AROY-D-TETRAPACK_W0QQitemZ120542844488QQcmdZViewItemQQptZS%C3%BC%C3%9Fwaren_Pralinen?hash=item1c10e9d648