Bob's Red Mill Shredded Coconut (Unsweetened), 12 Ounce (Pack of 4)

I purchased this product back in November 2014 while on a low carb diet stretch.Having misplaced two bags of this product from my Amazon shipment, I finally uncovered them last week on a shelf in my basement (which is usually cool but fluctuates based on season). Since the sell by date showed October 2015, I decided to open up one of the bags to evaluate - and it seemed to be like new.As far as shredded coconut goes, this is a stellar product that provides great value and should last a long time if kept in reasonable conditions. The coconut flakes themselves have a slight moistness and sweetness that should satisfy many cravings on an Atkins / ketogenic diet, for which they are ideally suited based on low net carbs and decent calorie content (two net carbs and 100 calories per three tablespoons). As a small bonus, the flakes also have some medium chain triglycerides (MCT) to give a slight boost into ketogenesis. Besides low carb, I'd keep this product in mind if I ever wanted to try a paleo diet.Since rediscovering these flakes, I've used them in smoothies and baked goods. It's incredible how versatile they are.My only qualm is that the product isn't actually organic, but that's self evident and isn't a knock against it. Its closest organic counterpart I could find on Amazon, Let's Do Organic Shredded, Unsweetened Coconut, 8-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12), costs about $0.38 per ounce while this product costs about $0.28 per ounce.If I continue to use coconut with more consistency than I did the last time I ordered this product from Amazon (which was mainly for a limited low carb run), I'll probably seek out and try a smaller quantity of the Let's Do Organic product in a store before buying in volume. But for now, I feel Bob's coconut flakes more than meet my need and I'd be comfortable recommending them to anyone who isn't actively seeking out an organic product.

I love this stuff. I use it regularly in my homemade granola, and it adds wonderful flavor and crunch without making the end product too sweet.

so tasty and just the right moisture to be fresh and use on cereal, deserts or baking.

The price of this item is better than even the no-name coconut at our local health food store. I found the grind size to be just right for my microwave muffins. We are doing low carb and this coconut product is very versatile for so many recipes. it's about rice-sized.If you want coconut flour just run this through your food processor or coffee grinder (not one you make coffee beans in) and you have instant flour for thickening or coating or recipes.I recently discovered this coconut product is ideal to make coconut shrimp! Just use this instead of flour in your egg/flour wash before you fry your shrimp. Watch carefully as it browns in a hurry! Pulse some coconut with some peanut flour (Protein Plus or PB2) and use that as your dredge, it makes THE crispiest, sweetest coating!It goes from brown to burned in seconds so keep the heat low and slow. Stir a lot.If you have liquid Splenda you can make a mock Angel Flake coconut with it! (I prefer Ideal sweetener but you have to make a simple syrup with it and water to get the same effect)Love this product, I've tried a lot of crappy coconut over the years and as long as this is fresh when you get it, you can't get anything better!

Bob's Red Mill Shredded Coconut Unsweetened, 12-Ounce (Pack of 4)I bought this item to try it, because I had bought other products of theirs at my local grocery store and liked their quality. I normally buy only organic coconut flakes, and I use them to make coconut milk for my dogs, and the resulting coconut flour to make wheat free dog treats.There was some visible difference visible difference, the Bob’s had more of a yellow hue and were larger thicker pieces. My milk also turned out thicker, and it separated more into coconut oil and coconut water than the organic product I had been using. I cannot say if this was only because it wasn’t organic, as I have only tried the two brands. It could be a normal variation. The milk didn’t have much of a taste difference, and my dogs don’t appear to have any issue with it. However, for the price, and the fact there were no additvies make this a good buy, if you don't want to spend the extra couple of dollars for organic. And if you read the comments, they claim their product was tested in the past for pestiside residue and it came back clean.The problem I do have is the packaging, and that is why I gave it 4 stars. All of Bob’s other products I had bought were heavier items, flaxseed, chia seeds, etc, so the fact that the bottom of the packaging is a big seam that sticks out instead of in, hadn’t been a problem. However, a really light bag of coconut flakes tipped over right after I cut it open and set it down on the counter. Half the bag spilled on the floor. My dogs were right there to vacuum it up, and loved every minute of it, but I wasn’t very happy that I had lost half a bag. So, I would recommend if you buy this product, you immediately move it to another container.