Health Benefits of Coconut Water

[Pinay]

My favorite drink ! coconut water !

 

• Coconut water is a very refreshing drink to beat tropical summer thirst. The juice is packed with simple sugar, electrolytes, and minerals to replenish hydration levels within the body.

 

• Research studies suggest that cytokinins (e.g., kinetin and trans-zeatin) in coconut water showed significant anti-ageing, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-thrombotic effects.

 

• Coconut water has been generally offered to patients with diarrhea in many tropic regions to replace the fluid loss from the gastrointestinal tract and reduce the need for intravenous therapy. The osmolarity of tender coconut water is slightly greater than that of WHO recommended ORS (Oral Rehydration Therapy) osmolarity. Presence of other biological constituents like amino acids, enzymes, minerals, and fatty acids may account for this higher osmolarity. However, unlike WHO-ORS, its water is very low in sodium and chlorides, but rich in sugars and amino acids. This well-balanced fluid composition with much-needed calories would be an ideal drink than any other brand of soft drink beverages in dehydration conditions.



• Coconut water is composed of many naturally occurring bioactive enzymes such as acid phosphatase, catalase, dehydrogenase, diastase, peroxidase, RNA-polymerases etc. In effect, these enzymes help in the digestion and metabolism.

 

• Despite very light consistency, its water has much better composition of minerals like calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc than some of the fruits like oranges. (Compare the mineral composition of oranges).

 

• Its water is also a very good source of B-complex vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pyridoxine, and folates. These vitamins are essential in the sense that the human body requires them from external sources to replenish.

 

• Coconut water contains a very good amount of electrolyte potassium. 100 ml of water has 250 mg of potassium and 105 mg of sodium. Together, these electrolytes help replenish electrolyte deficiency in the body due to diarrhea (loose stools).

 

• Further, fresh coconut water has a small amount of vitamin-C (Ascorbic acid); It provides about 2.4 mg or 4% of RDA. Vitamin C is a water-soluble ant-oxidant.

[Anonymous]

Hello Pinay and thanks for posting that.



We had a discussion about this in Health Matters.



I always include it on our weekly grocery list.

[Zetsu]

Nice, will definately give it a try sometime.



Thanks Pinay

[Vancouver]

I had coconut water from the brand One and Vita Coco. I didn't like the taste. I thought it was disgusting. My Internet idol Shay Carl loves Vita Coco's coconut water. He's voice was heard and now Vita Coco is sponsoring him.

[Anonymous]

I had coconut water from the brand One and Vita Coco. I didn't like the taste. I thought it was disgusting. My Internet idol Shay Carl loves Vita Coco's coconut water. He's voice was heard and now Vita Coco is sponsoring him.

I buy Zola brand from Safeway.

[Frost]

I couldn't drink it either Van guy, a bit of getting used to it I guess, or acquired taste .

I use a lot of coconut oil for cooking now :) great stuff it is, and better for you than a most stuff.

You need to cook on low heat with it, it will burn easy.