Types of coconut

There are many types of coconuts. In summer, many people like to eat coconuts. You can drink coconut milk, eat the coconut meat, and make some delicious food with coconuts, which have a good health care effect. There are green coconuts and hairy coconuts. Hairy coconuts refer to green coconuts that have grown and peeled. Eating some of them properly can have a certain conditioning effect on the body, and its calories are relatively low.

Types of Coconut

1. Green coconut with skin: Coconut that has been picked and not processed.

2. Green coconut: Green coconut is peeled and used for drinking juice. You can often see it in supermarkets on major e-commerce platforms.

3. Hairy coconut: the coconut that has been peeled after the green coconut grows up.

4. King Coconut: Polish the coconut, break the shell and eat the flesh. At this time, we respectfully call the coconut king, and it is also sold on e-commerce platforms.

5. Coconut sprout: sprouted coconut.

Nutritional Value of Coconut

1. Coconut juice is rich in minerals such as potassium and magnesium.

2. Every 100g of coconut contains 241 calories.

3. Coconut powder is rich in 18 kinds of amino acids, calcium, zinc, manganese, iron, vitamin C and other nutrients needed by the human body.

4. Coconut milk and coconut meat contain protein, fructose, glucose, sucrose, fat, vitamin B1, vitamin E, vitamin C, potassium, calcium, magnesium, etc.

5. Coconut meat contains no cholesterol and only 16 mg of sodium. Coconut meat also has 12 grams of carbohydrates and 3 grams of protein per serving, plus 7 grams of fiber and 5 grams of sugar.

6. The oil content of coconut meat is as high as 35%. The main components of the oil are capric acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, lauric acid, fatty acids, free fatty acids and various sterols.

7. Each serving (80 grams) of shredded coconut contains approximately 241 calories, of which 224 calories come from fat. 24% of the fat is saturated fat, and the rest is made up of monounsaturated fat and omega-6 fatty acids.

The above introduces the benefits of eating coconuts and the nutritional value of coconuts. I believe everyone has a better understanding of this fruit. In addition, the editor reminds that friends with poor liver or liver disease should not drink coconut; friends with eczema should not drink coconut; people with excessive heat in their bodies should eat less coconut juice to avoid aggravating the heat. For the sake of health, the above-mentioned types of people must avoid eating coconut.