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Young Tender Coconut - Ready to Serve - Excellent for Retail and Hotels and Restaurants
FEATURES
Shape : round , has an outer , fibrous rubbery or shell 4 or 5 inches thick, strongly adhered to the hairs nut . It follows an intermediate layer and a thin and harder than has three holes next to each other with a triangular arrangement located at the apex . One of these holes is vulnerable to pressure, place where water can leak before break coconut shell and is where the seed is . The pulp contains in its central cavity COCONUT WATER , a sugary liquid that is in an amount of 300 milliliters , enclosed inside .
Size and weight: is a drupe fiber cover 20-30 inches and can weigh up to 2.5 kilograms.
Color: the outer shell is yellow or orange and the pulp is the edible part and white .
Taste : Intense and very nice.
HARVEST
Coconut Harvesting varies with the type of production but generally runs from January to July. When marketed as fresh fruit or goes to the packaging industry uses water , harvesting is carried out when the coconut is between 4.5 and 6 months. At this time the sugar and water is high and the flavor is more intense.
If used for the production of coconut , copra , or dried for extraction of oil, the harvest is done when coconuts fall to the ground or when one is a bunch of coconuts dry coconuts these remain on the plant for 12 months .
The crop is annual or semi-annual per unit is 50 to 120 coconuts. The collection is made up to the palm tree , with hooks or mature waiting for fall .
The green coconut provides a refreshing drink , the pulp is used for the preparation of biscuits and cakes , is nutritious raw almond for its high fat content. Copra is dried coconut kernels , which oil is obtained . A ton of copra is six thousand coconuts and these hundred palms. Mexico produces 32.500 tons per year of copra .
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
| Energy | 79 kJ (19 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 3.71 g |
| - Sugars | 2.61 g |
| - Dietary Fibre | 1.1 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Protein | 0.72 g |
| Water | 94.99 g |
| Thiamine (vit. B1) | 0.03 mg (3%) |
| Riboflavin (vit. B2) | 0.057 mg (5%) |
| Niacin (vit. B3) | 0.08 mg (1%) |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 0.043 mg (1%) |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.032 mg (2%) |
| Folate (vit. B9) | 3 μg (1%) |
| Vitamin C | 2.4 mg (3%) |
| Calcium | 24 mg (2%) |
| Iron | 0.29 mg (2%) |
| Magnesium | 25 mg (7%) |
| Phosphorus | 20 mg (3%) |
| Potassium | 250 mg (5%) |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg (1%) |
| Product Type: |
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Fruit
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Type: |
Coconut
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Style: |
Fresh
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| Husk Type: |
Young Tender
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Variety: |
Young Coconut
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Cultivation Type: |
Common
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| Color: |
White
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Certification: |
USDA
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Grade: |
A
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| Weight (kg): |
1
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Place of Origin: |
Mexico
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