Coconut
Negotiable /Ton
Min.Order:14 Tons
COCONUT & COCONUT PRODUCTS
Key Words:
Fresh Coconut / Garden Fresh Coconut / Farm Fresh Coconut / Tender Coconut / Matured (Brown) Coconut / Palm Fresh Coconut
Product Information:
The Coconut Tree or Palm grows on sandy, saline soils and prefers areas with abundant sunlight and regular rainfall. Thus, it generally thrives near beaches - in lowland, tropical and subtropical habitats. However, because of the abundance of the Coconut Palm around the world, finding a definitive proof of its origin has been difficult. Now it is grown in more than 70 countries, but largely in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Maldives.
The term coconut dates back to the 16th century. It derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word coco, meaning "a grin", "a monkey face" respectively, since there is a slight resemblance to a human face or a monkey head because of the three tiny indents on the hairy shell of the fruit. Cocos nucifera is a scientific term for the coconut tree, or coconut palm. Botanically, the coconut is a drupe, and not a nut, as many would think. A drupe consists of three layers: the exocarp, mesocarp (which represent the husk of the fruit), and endocarp. The mesocarp contains coir - a seed fiber, utilized in many spheres, for examples, to produce brushes, ropes, fishnets etc. The shell contains one single seed.
The coconut is well-known for its nutritious qualities high content. It is enriched with vitamins and minerals. The fruit provides a whole lot of useful and healing properties. The fruit can be used in food and cooking in many ways. Many people all over the world include coconut into their diet. The plant in all its forms has fed millions of people worldwide through many generations. The fruit can be eaten at different stages of its ripeness. The white flesh of the seed is used for cooking desserts, different savory dishes. The plant can provide coconut flour, which is often utilized in baking.
Cosmetic industry also gets useful benefits from the fruit properties. It is used in a great number of creams, scrubs, moisturizers, you name it. The coconut oil is widely used in traditional and modern medicine, to cure every disease ever known. In modern medicine the fruit is used to treat a wide range of health issues, even including such viruses as the viruses of influenza, measles, hepatitis C, herpes. Various ailments and illnesses like colds, cough, sore throat, bronchitis, tuberculosis, typhoid, and many others can be treated by the coconut and its forms like oil or milk (which should not be confused with the coconut water).
Fresh Coconut:
Product Specification:
1. Fresh Matured Coconut:
Variety: Matured, Husked (Fibre removed),
Sizes: (12-15) inches Circumfrence, (500-600) gm / nut
(10-12) inches Circumfrence, (400-450) gm / nut
Packing: PP Bags (25 Nuts / bag)
Shelf Life: 60 days from the date of shipment
Shipment: 40 ft. Container / (28-28.5) Ton.
20 ft. Container / (13-13.5) Ton.
2. Other Varieties of Fresh Coconut:
Whole Coconut, Peeled Coconut, Tender Coconut and Semi-husked Coconut.
Coconut Products:
The following Coconut products can be supplied on specific requirements from customers.
1. Coconut Milk
2. Coconut Oil
3. Coconut Water
4. Coconut Sugar
5. Dessicated Coconut