Coconut water

[Matt2584]

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[iforget]

Interesting... although the 'report' contains "slightly over-hyped" claims ...but IN MODERATION this stuff won't do you any harm.

Take care not to confuse coconut water with coconut milk though ... the milk has a gazillion calories and is high in fat and sugar.

[Matt2584 in reply to iforget]

Slightly over-hyped claims. What claims would these be?

[iforget in reply to Matt2584]

The claims made in the report at the end of the Facebook link.

[Matt2584 in reply to iforget]

Coconut milk is high in fat but it is saturated fat which is fat the body needs, just don't condume too much saturated fat in one go though.

[Michael_e]

Now I just have to track down a supplier!

[Matt2584 in reply to Michael_e]

As soon as I read this, I ordered 1L of it from a website called Ethical Superstore. You can also get coconut water from Holland and Barret as well.

[Michael_e in reply to Matt2584]

Cheers!

[Matt2584 in reply to Michael_e]

No problem

[angelite]

Can you explain the difference between coconut milk and water please ?I thought it was the same thing-the liquid inside the nut : )

[Matt2584 in reply to angelite]

Coconut water is the liquid inside th nut and coconut milk comes from the meat/flesh in the lining of the coconut.

[angelite in reply to Matt2584]

Ah, thanks.All these years and I never knew !I remember drilling coconuts when son was little ,putting a straw in and us drinking the juice (which I would have incorrectly told him was coconut milk ! Oops )I would then cut them inhalf with a hacksaw (not for the fainthearted-it takes forever ! )hang up half for the birds and give the other half to the Russian hamsters to nibble the coconut out of : )

[Matt2584 in reply to angelite]

Well, like you, I would have thought coconut milk and coconut water is the same thing but according to wikipedia (the online encyclopedia) it is not the same thing.

[Matt2584 in reply to angelite]

I got the coco water on Friday. Some people say the taste is disgusting. I however, beg to differ. I think the taste is like Cornflake-infused milk :). When you have eaten all the flakes, you tip the excess milk into your mouth. That to me is how the water tastes :).