Monday, May 10, 2010

Are CocoTherapy® Coconut Chips Different from Dehydrated Coconut Chips found in Health Food Stores?

Are CocoTherapy® Coconut Chips Different from Dehydrated Coconut Chips found in Health Food Stores?
From the Facebook Page of CocoTherapy®:
We often receive questions on the differences between organic coconut flakes you can buy at health food stores and CocoTherapy® Coconut Chips. While many of the benefits may be similar, CocoTherapy Coconut Chips are made specifically for maximum digestibility, while the traditional dehydrated coconut chips are not. What you see here may surprise you.Dehydrated coconut meat is rich in nutrients and fiber; however it can be difficult to digest for most animals. We produce our CocoTherapy Coconut Chips in a special way to be highly digestible and easily assimilated in the body, while providing all the beneficial nutrients from medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA). Unlike other dehydrated coconut chips or flakes available in your grocery aisles or even health food stores, CocoTherapy coconut chips break down easily and quickly with just water.

Proof is in the Chips
The digestive system of some animals can not tolerate the typical raw dehydrated coconut chips found in grocery stores. Feeding your pets typical dehydrated coconut chips may stress their digestive system and often times the undigested coconut chips are passed either in the animal’s stool or vomit. However, our CocoTherapy Coconut Chips were uniquely developed to be easily digestible for animals. To see how quickly CocoTherapy coconut chips break down, we took a leading dehydrated organic coconut chips brand (purchased from a popular health food store) and CocoTherapy Coconut Chips and placed them in a saucer of water.Here, you can see typical dehydrated organic coconut chips (left) and CocoTherapy Coconut Chips (right), placed in a saucer full of water:
In just a 30 seconds, the CocoTherapy Coconut Chips (right) already began to break down:

In just under a minute, the CocoTherapy Coconut Chips (right) has broken down in the water; while the other organic coconut chips (left) has no changes at all: In just three minutes, the CocoTherapy Coconut Chips (right) have completely absorbed the water and has a smooth, soft texture. The other organic coconut chips (left) have not broken down and still has water in the saucer:
CocoTherapy Coconut Chips are perfect for providing highly digestible fiber for animals with digestive disorders, IBD, colitis, while providing all the nutritional benefits of coconut oil. It is easily digested by dogs, cats, birds, and other small mammals.

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