Thursday, May 12, 2016

Formation And Application Of Pure Coconut Water

By Michael Olson


The clear liquid derived from young coconuts is called coconut water. Formation of the fluid occurs when the fruit is still developing. Endosperms get suspended by the fluid during the phase where the nuclear develops. When the endosperm finally gets absorbed into the meat of the fruit, the fluid is retained in the central cavity. This fluid becomes 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.

One can also find processed coconut water from retail stores in plastic bottles, tetra paks, or ordinary cans. Coconut jelly or pulp is also available. Coconut vinegar is often produced by fermenting the fluid. Also, the liquid may be used to produce a certain jelly-like food called nata de coco. In the recent past, many companies have marketed water from coconuts as a sports or energy drink. The drink is marketed as containing low levels of calories, carbohydrates, and fat and electrolyte content in significant amounts.

Misleading language is often used to market drinks made from coconut water. There is no scientific proof for any claims sellers make to attract buyers to the products. This has led to warnings being issued by the FDA in the United States regarding producers using claims such as this fluid being able to lower cholesterol, antiviral, and regulate blood glucose among other vague claims. Lawsuits have also been brought down on some companies against using advertising information like the water being super-hydrating, nutrient-packed, and mega-electrolyte.

Medical applications associated with the liquid are many. Formally, when medical saline was not accessible, it could be used to act as an intravenous rehydration fluid. This application began in World War II when patients in Britain and Japan were given the fluid awaiting medical saline. Continued application in short-term emergency circumstances has continued to exist, particularly in locations located remotely.

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.

Several other claims related to excessive consumption have been made but no scientific evidence has been presented. However, this liquid has the ability to cause some bad effects when consumed in excessive quantities. Therefore, it is best to keep the levels consumed daily low.




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