red palm oil gone bad??

[lyz2814]

I was in my local Whole Foods (a $nazzy organic/healthfood/ethnic food grocery store) and I saw red palm oil, right next to the coconut oil in the "oils of the world" section. Anyway, it was solid in the jar--but here's where I'm creeped out--it had yellow spots in it. In some jars, they were big, and others, really small. I didn't know if they were bubbles or a separation of solids or what, but they reminded me of the growths on an agar plate!

The stuff is supposed to be food grade--is it bad, or is that just what the oil looks like?

[stepht25]

We ordered some from a link someone posted (can't remember who posted it) from Tropical Traditions. I don't see any yellow spots in ours - but I don't have much experience with it since this is the first time we've gotten any.

[Bela]

I just bought the same stuff from Whole Foods. IMHO, I think it's fine. In fact, Bela will actually eat this one. The stuff I bought from Drs Foster and Smith she wont touch anymore. If you warm a little bit of the oil (Whole Foods) carefully in a glass dish, you'll see it all melts. Bela's feathers look magnificent again!

[lyz2814]

cool. I am paranoid b/c Poo is getting over an infection, so I wanted to be sure I wasn't introducing more germs to him! I had a conversation in my head about whether or not it made sense for something to be wrong with _all_ of the jars, but you never know--I imagine not a lot of people use solid oil in cooking these days!

[Bela]

believe me, I had concerns as well. It didn't seem all too 'sanitary' seeing there's no protective seal. that and the fact they say refrigerating isn't necessary, had me concerned. I still put it in the fridge and use a clean spoon each time I take some out of the jar. I haven't had a problem yet, but will post if something changes. I read somewhere on this board (i think) someone who scrambled eggs with it. I tried it and it works well.