Coconut is a fruit that its benefits to health, has not really been fully discovered. Even though it is been come across often, the benefits of what what it has to offer to the body has not really been fully explored.
Today, I want to draw our attention to this healthy and economically viable fruit called coconut. It is an edible fruit and useful for industrial applications.
Coconut belongs to the family of palm tree and it grows well in most tropical regions including the west African sub regions. It does not have branch and grows about 30 to 40 meters tall above the ground. Its leaves are dark green and about 6 meters long. The outer layer (endocarp) part of the coconut fruit has a hard covering with fibers. The endosperm which is the white flesh part of the fruit is filled with sweet water substance.
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
Coconut is scientifically classified as follows:
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
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| Scientific name: | Cocos nucifera |
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| Genus: | Cocos L. |
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| Species: | C. nucifer |
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| Family: | Arecaceae |
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| Lower family: | Arecoideae |
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Coconut is rich with various nutrients and acts as antioxidants as well. Serving as a nutrition and antioxidants helps in maintaining a healthy and functional body system. Some of the healthy nutrients contained in coconut, that benefits the body are:
Protein
Fat
Manganese
Iron
Fiber
Copper
Potassium
Phosphorus
Carbs
Magnesium etc.
Some antioxidant elements coconut has include:
Acid coumaric
Acid caffeic
Acid salicylic
Acid gallic
Coconut is an immune boosting fruit. It is a highly nutritious and health beneficial fruit. It could either be planted or purchased from the market.
You can eat the Coconut meat or use it for cooking rice. Coconut has a an attractive aroma when used to cook rice. This make the food to be tasteful and attractive.
Coconut is a raw meterial useful for industrial purposes. A lot of products are manufactured through processing coconut into a finished product.
Its health benefits are such that can't be ignored. Add it to your diets and get your immune system boosted.
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