Basic Info About Coconuts and Their Rewards

Nov 25
14:56

2013

Paul M Young

Paul M Young

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You will hardly find a person who has not heard about the benefits of using coconuts. Coconut oil, water and milk have numerous benefits. They are wid...

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You will hardly find a person who has not heard about the benefits of using coconuts. Coconut oil,Basic Info About Coconuts and Their Rewards Articles water and milk have numerous benefits. They are widely used in cooking and cosmetology and many people know that. However, only a few people know where and how coconuts grow. Moreover, only plant scientists can tell whether coconut is a fruit or seed. Let us discuss some interesting information concerning coconuts.

Coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe growing on a cocoanut palm tree. Coconuts that we purchase in a grocery store have little in common with coconuts growing on a coconut palm. A ripe coconut has 3 layers: sleek greenish skin (exocarp ), fibrous husk (mesocarp), and a tough woodsy cover (endocarp) that surrounds the seed. Coconuts available at supermarkets have only one layer - endocarp.

Coco is an amazing fruit, as it gives many products (meat or fruit, milk, water and oil), and each has numerous health benefits and used in various spheres of life. In fact, every bit of it can be used, which is why it is often called a "Tree of Life". Products derived from a coconut and the coconut itself have a small level of alkaline which makes them extremely wholesome for the digestive system.

Each product derived from a coco nut has amazing health benefits. For example, coconut water has an identical composition with the human blood plasma. Thus, when drinking coconut water we nourish blood with necessary micro-elements. This process is sometimes compared to the natural blood transfusion. During the Second World War and Vietnam War when IV (intra-venous) solution was in short supply, doctors used coconut water. Coconut IV is widely used in undeveloped countries and helped save millions of lives.

Coconuts grow on coconut palm trees. You will be surprised to hear that not all palm trees are alike. Scientists have identified more than eighty varieties of coconut palms. Coco nut fruit needs 11-12 months to grow and mature. Once matured it provides several wholesome products that many of us are familiar with. Thus, women are fond of coconut oil that can be used in cooking and as a main component of home made masks. It contains vitamin E which makes skin silky and helps eliminate a number of skin problems.

Coco nut oil contains healthy fats known for their health benefits. These fats resemble fats found in breast milk and therefore its oil is an inseparable component of a quality baby formula.

Medium-chain fatty acids contained in coconuts make this fruit an important component of a healthy diet. They are easily digested and help boost energy. Eating coconuts products is recommended for athletes, aged people, kids and for people on a weight loss diet.

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