Thursday, May 5, 2016

Formation And Application Of Pure Coconut Water

By Michael Olson


Coconut water refers to the clear liquid found within young green fruits of coconut palms. This fluid is formed during the early development of the fruit. It suspends the endosperm of the coconut through the nuclear stage of development. The endosperm is deposited into the meat of the fruit as development continues, leaving the fluid behind. It is this fluid that is extracted to form pure coconut water.

Coconuts are harvested while still young and green. Harvested fruits are opened by drilling a hole through the outer crust to reach the fluid. Air and liquid may ooze out when the inner crust is punctured for the first time because it is usually under some pressure. When the fruits mature, they usually fall off the trees and rot or get destroyed by animals or insects.

For many years people from tropical countries have drunk and used coconut fluid for many uses. It is sold fresh, canned, or bottled. People drink from coconuts served chilled, fresh, or packaged. Vendors stand in street corners and do their business, selling coconuts. As people buy, the vendors use tools such as machetes to open the fruit by cutting it through.

Retail stores also sell processed coconut fluid in tetra paks, ordinary cans, or plastic bottles. Coconut pulp or jelly is also sold. Coconut vinegar is manufactured through fermentation of the fluid. Additionally, this liquid is used for the production of nata de coco, jelly-like food. This fluid has been marketed by companies in recent years as a sports or energy drink. Drinks are marketed with claims that they contain low amounts of calories, fat, and carbohydrates and that electrolyte content is significantly higher.

Coconut water drinks are marketed using misleading language. Sellers make claims about the product which they have not scientific proof for just to attract consumers into buying. Companies that claim that this liquid can to lower cholesterol, regulate blood glucose and serve as an antiviral has received strict warning from the FDA in the US against such false claims. Companies that claim that the drinks are mega-electrolyte, super-hydrating, and nutrient-packed have also been sued in major lawsuits.

This liquid has various medical applications. For instance, it has been used in rare occasions as an intravenous rehydration fluid when medical saline could not be accessed. The use of the liquid in the place of medical saline began in the Second World War, with Japanese and British patients being given intravenously. This technique of rehydration has since been used for short-term emergencies, especially in remote areas.

There are certain medical risks that come in association with drinking excessively. A condition called hyperkalemia is caused by excessive consumption. Hyperhalemia refers to an excessive amount of potassium in blood. It results in death eventually after it induces heart arrhythmia, unconsciousness, and acute kidney failure.

There are many other claims associated with excessive consumption which have not been confirmed scientifically. However, to stay on the safe side, only small amounts of the liquid should be consumed in a day. Claims about death may be real following a certain study.




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