Coconut

Coconuts at RedMart help keep you healthy and fit

Coconut is one of the best tropical fruits, and you can use all parts of it; from the husk and trunk to leaves. You can make many yum products with coconut and its products, as they are highly delicious and produce huge health benefits. With a young coconut, you can also make juice that has 94% water and is rich in electrolytes, potassium, and sodium. That is why people feeling sick can easily restore their energy when they drink coconut water or juice. The flesh of coconut can add flavor and texture to food and is high in fats, proteins, fiber, iron, and zinc.  

You can also make oil from an old coconut, which comes with huge health benefits. Coconut oil has lauric acid, which helps to increase good HDL cholesterol. It also improves skin condition, and if you apply it to your skin regularly, it will help you to get relief from dry skin and eczema. It also helps in blocking 20% of ultraviolet rays from the sun. It also helps in reducing the risk of heart disease. You can also make coconut milk from the coconut, which is highly used in making dairy, soy, and nut-free milk. It also has high saturated fat, and hence, it is good for people who have vegans or allergies.     

Different products procured from coconut

From a coconut, you can make a lot of things such as coconut water, milk, oil, butter, cream, flour, shredded coconut, coconut sugar, coconut Aminos, etc. You can take the tender meat from the inside of fresh Thai coconut and give it in the food to increase its flavor and texture. You can also make coconut butter and use it as a glaze in fruits and dessert. It is also poured over the roasted vegetables and gets easily melted over them. Apart from that, you can also make raw cookies with this tropical fruit. Above all, coconut’s tender white part can be eaten just as it is, as well.

The oil and milk extracted from this fruit are very useful for health, as well. It also has a unique combination of fatty acid and MTC, which is very helpful for those who want to reduce their body weight, as it can reduce hunger. Moreover, the MTC present in the coconut helps in increasing the blood concentration of ketone bodies, which in turn helps in reducing seizures in childhood epilepsy. People who regularly take coconut also get good skin, hair, and teeth. It also helps in boosting brain function and helps in reducing the problem of Alzheimer’s disease. Thus, the coconut has several benefits, and due to such benefits, they are becoming increasingly popular across the world.