This is the Great Nutrients stored in the Coconut Fruit

Coconuts are rich in nutrients. Good water, fruit or processed in the form of coconut oil. The Nustrisi turns out to be very beneficial for our health. Starting from waging a digestive, blood circulation to prevent the mengonsumsinya of some deadly diseases such as heart disease and stroke. What are the great nutrients from fruit stored this head?

Content Of Coconut Water

According to David Allorerung, et al, (2008) in Journal of agricultural Developer, coconut water is 25% of the component of coconuts and its utilization is still limited for the manufacture of nata de coco. In North Sulawesi, for example, recently a small part of the potential coconut water are utilized. One of the factories dried grated coconut in North Sulawesi province with a capacity of 100,000-120,000 rounds/day, produce coconut water being wasted about 30,000 litres/day. Remember the coconut water has a pretty good nutritional value and open opportunity to turn it into nutrient-rich beverages. With a vast area of coconut plant 3.8 million ha and the production of 3 million tons equivalent of copra in 2001, earned about 450 million liters of coconut water.

The source of the analysis results show that coconut water is made up of old water 91,23%, proteins, fats 0,29% 0.15% 7,27%, carbohydrates, ash and 1.06%. Coconut water also contains vitamin C 2.2-3.7 mg/100 ml and vitamin B complex. While the mineral content of coconut water is composed of potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, phosphorus, sulfur, and chlorine. Coconut water In Mapanget, in Takome, and The Tenga protein 0.06-0.11%, sugar reduction 1,86-2.46%, vitamin C 0.23 – 0.26 mg/100 ml.

Specifically for young coconut water, having a moisture content of protein were 95.5%, 0.1%, less than 0.1% fat, carbohydrate, and ash 4.0% 0.4%. Young coconut water also contains vitamin C 2.2-3.4 mg/100 ml and vitamin B complex which consists of Nicotinic Acid, Pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid, vitamin B1, and little pyridoxine.

In addition, young coconut water also contains numerous minerals, namely, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, chlorine, sulfur, and iron. The mineral content of K in the coconut water is the highest, either on an old coconut water and young coconut water. Consuming minerals K can reduce hypertension, and help accelerate the absorption of drugs in the blood.

As a health drink, coconut water can also be mixed untukmengobati some diseases. For example, coconut water or mixed with coconut milk can be used to treat diseases of cholera, intestinal worms, vomiting and itching caused by the disease smallpox, measles, and other skin diseases. These things will we discuss in the next chapter. As a refresher, drink coconut water also has great potential to be developed as isotonik drink. This is because in a natural coconut water has minerals and sugar composition is excellent. So has the balance of the human body like liquid electrolyte.

Other alternatives that we often take advantage of young coconut water is to drink it with fruit. This combination will provide a better nutritional value, because young coconut meat contains 15 types of amino acids, 10 of which include essential amino acids. Therefore, the combination of young coconut juice with added chunks of young coconut meat, in addition to increasing the nutritional value, are also expected to add to the range of products that consumers preferred.

If we can see, the nutrient content of coconut water is abundant and healthy. Actually this is quite a big potential to be developed into food or a healthy addition in the shape of nata de coco. Therefore, it needs to be done to improve research results earlier so that research results can be generated in a durable coconut water while maintaining the nutritional value, flavor, taste, and aroma of coconut water. Or generate a variety of other olehan that can be used as food, drink or medicine to health.

Coconut Fruit Meat Content

As it is written in the development of agricultural innovations, fatty acids contained in the flesh of the coconut fruit is 90% saturated fatty acid and 10% unsaturated fatty acids. Despite the relatively saturated oils, coconut oil is categorized as medium carbon chain oil (medium chain fatty acids, MCFA). Medium-chain fatty acid advantages compared with long-chain fatty acids are fatty acid chains are more easily digested and absorbed. Medium-chain fatty acids when consumed can be instantly digested in the gut without hydrolysis and enzimatis, directly supplied into the bloodstream and transported to the liver for dimetabolisir into energy.

As we know, the oil has a long chain fatty acid must be processed first in digestion are absorbed through the intestinal wall before some long process to get to the heart. While the other advantage of the medium chain fatty acids are not converted in the body into fat or kolestrol and does not affect blood cholesterol. Medium-chain fatty acids, particularly lauric acid, has the specific ability as antifungi, antiprotozoa, antivirus, and antibacterial.

In addition, lauric acid in the human body and the animals will be converted into monolaurin. Monolaurin have health effects similar to the breast milk (BREAST MILK), which can boost the immune system in infants from infection with viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. Thus, monolaurin goals developed as a medicine respiratory syndrome disease severe acute acute or respiratory syndrom (SARS).

In addition to the above content, coconut flesh of the fruit also contains 10 kinds of essential amino acids. So it can be categorized as foodstuffs with a high-quality protein. High-quality protein is a protein that can provide essential amino acids in the ratio equal to human needs. Generally high quality protein derived from animal ingredients such as meat, eggs, and milk. So this need usually obtained with rates not least given the price the market did a lot.

Therefore, it's no wonder when they are included by the relatively low level of income, it will be difficult with the amino acid needs of consuming animal protein because the price is not affordable. Well, as the alternative is able to consume foodstuffs made of coconut. This is one of the solutions to meet the needs of essential amino acids.

If you are still confused by the composition of the coconuts, then here's the full content (Agency for research and technology of Indonesia). An old coconut fruits contain high calories, amounting to 359 CAL per 100 grams; the old half coconut meat contains 180 calories per 100 gram CAL and young coconut meat contains calories by 68 CAL per 100 grams. Currently the average calorie values contained in coconut water ranged 17 calories per 100 grams. Green coconut water, compared with other Palm species contain tannins or antidotum (anti toxins) the most high.

The content of other chemical substances that stands out, namely in the form of enzymes that are able to break down the nature of the poison. The composition of chemical substances contained in coconut water, among others, ascorbic acid or vitamin C, protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium or potassium charcoal. The minerals contained in coconut water is iron, phosphorus and sugar consisting of glucose, fructose and sucrose. Water content contained on a number of coconuts were 95.5 grams for every 100 grams.

Content Of Coconut Oil

Coconut oil contains vitamin-fat-soluble vitamins, namely vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as provitamin A (beta-carotene). Therefore, this oil is very important for the metabolism of the body. In addition, coconut oil contains a number of saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. According to the Center for research on Plant coconut and Other Palms (Balitka) in 2007, has resulted in four varieties of coconut in superior, namely In Tenga, in Palu, in Bali, and In Mapanget.

The study analyzed about copra. Copra is the raw material for the manufacture of cooking oil and its derivatives. The composition of the fatty acids were analyzed from four varieties of the highest copra, namely lauric acid-38,28 36,12% myristic acid, 13.42-15.90%, kaprilat acid 8,78-11.10% 6,38 kaprat, acid-8,08%, Palmitic acid 6.48-7.95% oleic acid, 4.27-5.26%, stearic acid 1.76-2,54% linoleic acid, and 1,44-1.66%.

Thus, pure oil analysis results from the four varieties were gained, on average, medium-chain fatty acids 56-57% to 43% lauric acid levels. Medium chain fatty acids which have benefits for health is an acid kaprat, oleic acid (Omega-9), and linoleic acid (Omega-6). Therefore, the use of coconut oil as the oil eating need to be dlihat by the general public. This is because the content of coconut oil is healthy and beneficial to the body. Moreover, at this time most of the people tend to consume oil meal prepared from other vegetable oils. This is normal because the cooking oil circulating in the market are palm oil, soybean oil, corn oil, and sunflower oil.

On the other hand, the increasing consumer awareness for consuming coconut oil can encourage the development of fresh coconut oil processing. This condition is an opportunity for farmers/farmer groups on a coconut plantation areas to return to process oil from coconuts to eat.

Furthermore, consuming food products made from raw meat of coconuts, such as cooking oil, dried grated coconut, coconut milk, VCO (Virgin Coconut Oil), coconut candy, coconut jam, young coconut ice, and coconut tart had unwittingly utilizing fatty acid chains are high enough. Where very helpful to boost the immune system against infections of viruses, bacteria and protozoa, as well as a number of essential amino acids that the body is urgently needed. Consume VCO or pure coconut oil as much as 3.5 tablespoons/day equivalent to eating 7 ounces coconut meat fresh or dried shredded coconut Bowl 2.5 or 10 ounces coconut milk.

That's the content of coconut water, coconuts and coconut oil. After having examined the three nutrient content turned out to be very large. Even more important, and we should realize is the nutrient content of a benefit for the health of the human body. Realize it or not, those earlier included the ancestors of this land have long been using coconut as food, beverages and processed oil for health. So they are much healthier naturally. Therefore, do not let us who claim modern humans is thus not understand so the importance of food around us, especially the coconut a very salubrious.

Great nutrients contained in the coconut fruit is gifted by God to all of us. [hd]

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