JohnnyApple

I believe so, the website prices match the prices during till ringup, even if the isle price labels may be outdated.

Another brand, LifeStyle Food Macadamia Butter, also on the R45 special at Dischem: http://dischem.co.za/product-view/12960/ls-macadamia-butter-400g The LifeStyle brand really packs a punch in terms of raw taste, with a more solid consistency than Nature's Choice. Imho LifeStyle Mac butter is better than Nature's Choice, also has a further expiration date. Both LifeStyle Foods and Nature's Choice Macadamia butter has effectively 380 g net weight, since Nature's Choice states 410g with container, both on special now for R45. In the US and Australia you'll be lucky to buy the same for R150. I don't think there's better bang for buck in terms of a source of fat calories, that is so readily consumable and healthy. If you know of something that can deliver 2600 monounsaturated fat calories (with less than 60g carbs), of which you can easily eat 400g a day and beg for more, for R45, then I'd really like to hear what it is. And then add 22% Omega 7 fats to boot, and 4% polyunsaturated fats at an almost perfect Omega 6:3 ratio, you just can't beat it. Almost makes me want to buy a Macadamia farm, because I think this is going to be a huge hit in the future, a staple food.

Nature's Choice Macadamia Butter is on the R45 special again: http://dischem.co.za/product-view/7143/nchoice-macadamia-nut-butter-410g

Interesting find, I never noticed this before. The jury might still be out on whether palmitic acid is too dangerous, but I think that especially in the whole-nut form the benefits of the Omega7 outweighs the possible risks from palmitic acid. Oh yeah, and coconut oil has 11% palmitic acid, so it's worse than macadamia oil in that respect.

I'm really glad, it makes a difference eating it when it's more solid. I just let it sit for 10 minutes after taking it out of the freezer, sometimes, but when I store it in the door of the freezer and it has only been there overnight it is usually the same hardness as icecream. It becomes soft fairly quickly, so just let it sit outside for as much as necessary. The Lifestyle Macadamia Butter at Dischem has a more solid consistency, and has a very nice delicate flavour balance, better than Nature's Choice, and it's R50 where Nature's Choice is R64 off-special, both are R45 on special. Macadamia butter stores really well at room temperature, because it has so few Polyunsaturates, which is the fat that turns rancid. So I usually only put a jar in the freezer the night before, and only take it out when eating. The Omega7 in Mac butter does some really amazing things to the body. It almost acts like a hormone, but in a healthy natural way, preventing fatty liver, improving insulin sensitivity, promoting weight loss, cardiovascular and mental health. Olive oil as a monounsaturate can also do some of these things, but it has Oleocanthal that makes you sleepy as part of its Ibuprofin-like pain relief capabilities.

I'm in love with Nature's Choice Macadamia Nut Butter. Bought 50x 410g jars during the R45 Dischem special. I eat the nut butter as my keto fat staple, 200g/day. Could never do that with Coconut Oil, and the CO costs almost 40% more than the Macadamia butter. The nut butter is also much easier to eat than unprocessed Macadamias, and it practically costs the same, even less. So you get the best selection of nuts, cleaned and processed to perfection, with no additives apart from sea salt. I found the Nature's Choice Mac butter to be a bit too runny at first, but I now freeze it and eat it like ice cream. I could not grow tired of the taste, it's like dessert, and it's so naturally sweet I almost feel guilty eating it. Mac butter has minimal Polyunsaturates with an almost perfect Omega6:Omega3 ratio of 6.2:1. It consists mostly of cardiovascular health promoting Monounsaturates, of which 22% is Omega7, which is used by the US military in diets to reduce suicidal tendencies, improve insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular health. It is the perfect keto fat. Look to any other nut or seed and the polys and omega6 will become dominant, or fat:carb ratio will become too low. I eat R23/day worth of Mac butter, delivering 1400 fat calories, which allows me to consume 1g/kg protein at a 80%/20% fat/protein calorie ratio, without having to eat any other fats. I eat lots of lettuce with my protein to prevent damp heat (TCM concept) from the fatty diet and add fiber to an otherwise streamlined diet. The problem with keto bars is that if you want a lot of fat in the bar it will become runny and liquid, unless you use crushed nuts, but then you'll miss the proprietary component that can help you corner a market. When it comes to keto fuel, nothing beats Macadamia butter, at least in my book. It's the ultimate cheat. Mac butter is at least 3x expensive in the US and Australia, it's dirt cheap here in ZA.