coconut oil
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt ˌɔɪl/ us/ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt ˌɔɪl/
椰子油
oil made from the white flesh of a coconut (= a large fruit like a nut), that can be used in cooking and in beauty products
His vegan chocolate tart is made with coconut oil rather than butter. 他的素食巧克力挞是用椰子油而不是黄油做的。
Coconut oil is high in saturated fat. 椰子油中的饱和脂肪含量很高。
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- Because of coconut oil's high saturated fat content, it is slow to oxidize and thus has a long shelf life.
- The women comb coconut oil through their hair.
- She gave another group the same diet, but replaced the coconut oil with soybean oil.
- They just cover their bodies with coconut oil and lie out there on the beach.