Coconut properties. Do you know them?

What’s the coconut?

It is the seed of the coconut tree, in sanscrit kalpa vrishka, that means “ the tree that provides all the necessary for surviving”


Did you know that…?

Inhabitants of Polynesia have survived some generations only with coconuts to eat.




What is the composition of the coconut?

The most abundant nutrient of the coconut pulp is fat (1/3 of its weight), but it has also carbohydrates (6.23%), proteins (3.33%), magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus.

Coconut Properties

Magnesium amount (32 mg per 100 grams of coconut) is higher than any animal derived food (eggs, milk, fish or meat).

Magnesium is an important mineral, contributing to strengthen the bones and to keep good health in muscles and joints.

Did you know that..?

Lack of magnesium is responsible for muscle contractures.

What is coconut good for?

Eating coconuts may benefit us in:

• Arthritis: Cartilage degeneration in joints.

• Decalcification: loss of bone calcium.

• Osteoporosis: bone mass loss and demineralization.

• Bone and Muscle pain: especially in the back, because of lack of relaxation.

• To favor dentine synthesis in children.

• For hair and nails weakness.

Have the water and the coconut milk the same properties?

Yes, they have. But they are even better because they don’t have fats.