7.3 Chemical Composition
The coconut fruit is composed of five parts (Fig. 7.1). The refreshing and highly
nutritious coconut water is in the center of the coconut surrounded by five parts, i.e.,
kernel (coconut meat), testa, endocarp, mesocarp, and exocarp (inside out). The fruit
is usually ovoid in shape, and the bunch of coconuts grows monthly. A single unit of
coconut can grow up to 2 kg. The main products of coconut are coconut water and
coconut kernel.
7.3.1 Coconut Water
The proximate composition of coconut water of the Malayan Tall coconuts is
presented in Table 7.1.
Fig. 7.1 Different parts of the coconut (Chan 2016)
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