Coconut Fruit, Very Nutritious

Coconut fruit falling down

By Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

Philippines

October 27, 2015 7:35am CST

We have few coconut trees in our ancestral home so whenever I visit the place, I always ask my brother to pick for me some young coconut fruits. Young Coconut contains more water and much sweeter. Coconut water is very nutritious, it is rich in Electrolytes such as Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Calcium and Phosphorous. It also contains Lauric acid, Chloride, and Iron. Do you know that the potassium in Coconut Water is almost twice the amount found in banana? What potassium rich food do you enjoy eating?

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@LadyDuck (460454)

• Switzerland

27 Oct 15

We do not have coconuts palms here, but I loved to have a fresh coconut when I visited the Caribbeans. I buy bottled coconut water.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Oct 15

So coconut does not grow in your place. We have lots of coconut palms here. We put hole, insert straw and drink the juice straight from the newly picked fruit.

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@LadyDuck (460454)

• Switzerland

28 Oct 15

@salonga No, coconut palms need a warmer weather during many more months every year.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Oct 15

@LadyDuck Yes you are right, this is why it grows very well in my country where there is a lot of sunshine.

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@Freelanzer (10744)

• Canada

28 Oct 15

As a child growing up we had coconut trees all around and I love the water, the jelly and everything about it. Now the only time I enjoy them is when I go on a tropical vacation.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Oct 15

So you mean you have moved to another place?

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

29 Oct 15

you're right. in young coconuts, the flesh is soft and jelly like. when it matures, it's white and thick and has to be grated. grated coconut has so many uses.

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@Freelanzer (10744)

• Canada

28 Oct 15

@salonga Yess I live in Canada now and there are no coconut trees here

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@scheng1 (24650)

• Singapore

27 Oct 15

I drink the canned coconut water. I hardly have the chance to drink coconut water direct from the coconut. If I buy the coconuts that the sellers are selling, I have to pay much more for it.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Oct 15

Oh I see! But it surely taste better and more nutritious because coconut water should be taken immediately after opening otherwise it loses most of its nutrients.

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@allknowing (130292)

• India

29 Oct 15

We too have coconut trees but we do not get coconut pluckers whenever we want them. I depend on bananas for potassium.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

31 Oct 15

Bananas have always been our easy source of potassium.

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@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

27 Oct 15

I didn't know that the coconut have potassium. Haha! I always have banana for my dose of potassium.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Oct 15

I used to believe also that banana has the richest potassium content until I read that potato has more and then later I learned coconut water has even more.

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@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

28 Oct 15

@salonga But we do not have the fresh here in Singapore. Once I went back in Manila I bet get drunk with coconut water. haha!

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@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

28 Oct 15

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

29 Oct 15

I love coconuts, but am not fond of the milk, it seems a bit sickly to me.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

29 Oct 15

No not the milk, coconut milk is different from the coconut water. Coconut milk is used in cooking either dish or dessert.

, the coconut water is clear and we drink it as is.

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

29 Oct 15

@salonga Oh thanks for the explanation.

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@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

1 Nov 15

Coconuts atre much harder to get here than bananas so I eat a lot more bananas than coconuts.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

1 Nov 15

Coconuts don't grow in in cold places so the next best option is banana or potato.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

4 Nov 15

@1hopefulman the fresh young coconut is certainly the sweetest.

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

3 Nov 15

@salonga We do import them but I don't know what is done to them to get here. I do see them sometimes and do eat them on occasion. I'm sure they are not so fresh.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

2 Nov 15

I love young coconut .. The juice can be so healthy too . I like scooping the flesh put it in its juice and add some sugar . So delicious yet so nutritious indeed. And i like it made into buko salad too !

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

2 Nov 15

I so love the natural sweetness and softness of the flesh of the young coconut. Buko salad is a great dessert!

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

2 Nov 15

@SIMPLYD my friend, we are very much alike then. A party without buko salad and macaroni salad is incomplete for me so whenever I host a party, I make sure I prepare them.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

2 Nov 15

@salonga Buko salad is the one i always look for in parties for its dessert or the macaroni salad .

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

28 Oct 15

For me it is just bananas

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Oct 15

Bananas is not a bad choice. I also love bananas of whatever kind.

@jstory07 (135149)

• Roseburg, Oregon

1 Nov 15

I like to buy bananas to eat because they have potassium in them.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

2 Nov 15

According to my research, a banana contains about 422 mg of potassium which is 13% of the daily-recommended amount of potassium so it is still a good source.

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@sofssu (23662)

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27 Oct 15

wow great pic with the falling coconut.. I love young coconut juice, can't have enough of them.. Its better than any ORS available in the market today. It enriched, purified and nutritious natural water.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Oct 15

My husband made a great capture of that falling coconut fruit! Young coconut juice is truly the best. It is just so hard to reach the fruits for they grow so tall so when no one is around to climb the tree we just buy from the market.

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

29 Oct 15

@sofssu but i haven't seen any monkeys here. have you @salonga?

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@sofssu (23662)

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29 Oct 15

@salonga In Thailand they train monkeys to collect the coconuts. I guess all Asian countries could do well to put monkeys to good use.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

27 Oct 15

I didn't know that about coconuts. I love coconuts but have never had coconut water.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Oct 15

Why? Do you just throw away the water? Freshly picked young coconut has the sweetest water.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

1 Nov 15

@simone10 Well, I'm pretty sure they also enjoyed drinking the water.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

1 Nov 15

@salonga It was when I was young and my parents used the fresh coconut in some kind of recipe. I'm not sure what they did with the water.

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@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

28 Oct 15

While in Mexico a worker opened a coconut so we could drink the water. There was not much taste but it had been laying on the ground, probably not fresh.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Oct 15

If it has been on the ground then I supposed it has grown too mature.

The coconut must be newly picked and not mature to enjoy its sweet water.

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@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

29 Oct 15

@salonga good to know, thanks.

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@japneet20 (249)

• New Delhi, India

28 Oct 15

Wow. I have a lot of coconut here in my country. My mother loves making sweets using its powder and I'm fond of coconut water too. Thanks for this amazing information.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Oct 15

India is rich in sunlight I supposed because it is this climate where coconut grows well.

@japneet20 (249)

• New Delhi, India

28 Oct 15

@salonga exactly.

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@marlina (154165)

• Canada

27 Oct 15

I enjoy eating the banana rich in potassium. The coconut has a lot to give to people.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

27 Oct 15

Bananas are the easiest to find.. so many eat bananas for their potassium needs.

@Sheilamarie78 (2586)

• Canada

29 Oct 15

I used coconut cream today when making icing for the birthday cake I baked for my friend.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

29 Oct 15

Wow! that must taste divine!

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

6 Nov 15

oh yes, it is very delicious and the coconut water is very refreshing and good for the body.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

6 Nov 15

@rakski you should know for sure because you are also from the Philippines.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

6 Nov 15

@rakski you are right, the price is getting higher. At present I think it is sold at P30 each so how much more during Christmas and new year as well.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

6 Nov 15

@salonga sure do. But being in the city we have to buy it. And now that Christmas season is near, the price increases also.

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@TheHorse (207505)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Oct 15

I eat bananas too. But I really enjoy coconut water. I get it at my local Dollar Store.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Oct 15

It is truly enjoyable.

Newly picked young coconut has the sweetest water.

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@just4him (308693)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

29 Oct 15

I love bananas. I could eat them every day.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

29 Oct 15

Well, that's really good for you.

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@vickyrose (2235)

• Cooma, Australia

28 Oct 15

I always enjoy fresh coconut water, specially the young ones where I can also eat the very soft translucent pulp.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Oct 15

Yes the soft translucent pulp tastes great!