Coconut is a multi-purpose plant that has been used for thousands of years by our ancestors. Starting from the root, stem, leaf, flower, and fruit, all of it can be useful and have economic value. Maybe all this time is not much information we know about the benefits of coconut for our health and beauty. In general, most of us only know that if coconut is a part that can not be released from any variety of cooking recipes and snacks.
Coconut General Information
Coconut General Information
According to experts, the origin of coconut is estimated to come from along the Indian Ocean coast, on the continent of Asia. Were spread throughout the tropical coastal area in the world since centuries ago. This is the underlying why people in every tropical islands in the world certainly has a distinctive cuisine and handicrafts that made from roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit of coconuts. They have studied the various benefits from coconut fruit for generations.
Almost one third of the world population depends on coconut, either to meet the need for food, medicine, and for the needs of economy. Wherever coconuts grow, the surrounding communities would have to learn and understand the importance of coconuts for it all. So do not be surprised if the coconuts have earned a special place in society since thousands of years ago.
Coconut trees naturally grow in the lowlands, especially in coastal areas. But even so, coconut trees can also grow and bear fruit well up to an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level. The only difference being the speed of the growth rate, where the higher its terrain, then the slower the coconut trees to grow. Coconut fruit also consists in some varieties, the fruit size ranging from diameter 10 cm to 20 cm above, the rind also consisting in yellow, green, to brown.
Coconut Nutritional Content
Based on the data that has been released by a research institute in the United States, coconut fruit is known to have great nutritional content and are also very diverse. Among the many vitamins, minerals, and amino acids in coconut fruit, the following are some of the highest levels:
- Proteins
- Vegetable fat
- Dietary fiber
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Manganese
- Vitamins B, C
- Folate
- Lysine, etc.
Coconut Benefits For Health and Beauty
Maybe this is the news that very worth to be known. Modern medical science has now confirmed there are at least 50 health and beauty benefits that can be derived from coconuts. These are listed in the official medical journal, and here are some of them:
- Killing some kind of mild or severe virus
- Kill bacteria that cause infection
- Increases energy and stamina
- Maintain and improve the digestive system
- Very good for diabetics
- Keeping the bones from osteoporosis
- Reducing inflammation
- Protect your body against breast cancer, colon cancer, etc.
- Minimize the risk of heart disease
- Prevent premature aging and other degenerative diseases
- Nourish and make hair shiny
Hopefully general information about the origin, nutritional content and the properties of coconut fruit above is useful as an initial introduction of this fruit. More specific discussion about the various benefits of coconuts would be discussed in a separate article separately.
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