{"id":16763,"date":"2014-06-18T08:50:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T14:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=16763"},"modified":"2014-06-18T08:50:44","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T14:50:44","slug":"review-coconut-organics-cocobacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2014\/06\/review-coconut-organics-cocobacon\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Coconut Organics CocoBacon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Coconut<\/a>I was contacted by Coconut Organics<\/a> asking if I would be interested in reviewing their newest product being marketed as coconut bacon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Seriously, I could not pass up coconut bacon so I accepted. \u00a0This sounded so interesting and unique that I was curious what the product would be like.<\/p>\n

Here is a little bit from their website describing the coconut bacon:<\/p>\n

CocoBacon \u00ae is made in our organically certified kitchen.\u00a0First we start with thick, sweet organic coconut chips from mature coconuts and lightly toast them. These crunchy decadent coconut chips get a generous dose of raw, organic coconut oil to achieve the fatty satisfaction of bacon. Then, we apply a little bit of low-glycemic, high-vitamin organic coconut sugar for the slight sweetness of bacon. Next, we add some high-mineral Celtic Sea Salt\u00a0\u00ae for the salty side of bacon. The final savory and smoky flavors come from organic mesquite smoke flavor and our special organic spice blend. The result is a perfectly balanced salty, savory, smoky and sweet flavor combination on a crunchy coconut chip.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The coconut bacon is in a 2.2 oz bag and the bag is completely resealable. \u00a0It is labeled as vegan and gluten free. \u00a0The ingredients are also very clean (to my standards) so I felt good about reviewing this product. \u00a0Going by the ingredients, the product is also technically Paleo.<\/p>\n

I’m not really quite sure what I was expecting when thinking coconut bacon but this definitely surprised me! \u00a0I was assuming this was going to be big pieces of coconut product put together to form a “slice”. \u00a0Because when I think about bacon, I think about a slice of something.<\/p>\n

That isn’t what this product looks like at all.<\/p>\n

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It’s big pieces of flaked coconut that have been toasted and then a savory smokey seasoning\u00a0is added.<\/p>\n

I had the coconut bacon straight up to see what it was like right out of the bag. \u00a0There is a big crunch factor to the pieces of coconut. \u00a0The taste is definitely interesting and unique. \u00a0It’s very sweet because it is a large piece of actual coconut but then the savory smokey part comes in at the end. \u00a0The two flavors are separate and distinct. \u00a0First it’s sweet, then it’s savory.<\/p>\n

It’s a little weird but strangely addicting and kind of fun.<\/p>\n

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I then had it on a salad to see what mixing it with something else would be like. \u00a0The coconut bacon’s sweetness went way down and it added a savory little crunch and texture to the salad. \u00a0As a salad topping or a topping to say a baked potato would be the way I would\u00a0eat this product. Straight up is fine but I prefer it mixed with something.<\/p>\n

Because of it’s convenient packaging, I can see how this\u00a0would be great for traveling since the packaging makes it very portable. \u00a0Perfect for\u00a0keeping some at the office, in your purse\/laptop bag for\u00a0when you need a little something during the day. \u00a0Since it does have that sweet\/savory mix going on\u00a0combined with all the healthy fat from the coconut meat, it is very satisfying as a snack.<\/p>\n

Currently this product is available online in two packs or six packs.<\/a> \u00a0And the company has free shipping going on right now!<\/p>\n

Coconut Bacon is unique, interesting and definitely worth checking out. \u00a0Try a little snack and see what you think!<\/p>\n

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Disclaimer: I was sent this product for review. \u00a0All opinions are my own and I was not compensated for this review.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was contacted by Coconut Organics asking if I would be interested in reviewing their newest product being marketed as coconut bacon. Seriously, I could not pass up coconut bacon so I accepted. \u00a0This sounded so interesting and unique that I was curious what the product would be like. Here is a little bit from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[37,49,106],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-4mn","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16763"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16763\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}