Sunday, May 8, 2016

Formation And Application Of Pure Coconut Water

By Michael Olson


The clear liquid extracted from young coconut fruits is what is referred to as coconut water. The fluid forms when the fruit is still developing. This fluid is responsible for suspending the endosperm when the nuclear is still developing. Deposition of the endosperm into the meat occurs when it matures while the fluid remains behind. This fluid forms what people call pure coconut water.

Harvesting of the fluid is done when the coconuts are still green on the tree. Once harvested from the tree, a hole is made into the crust of the fruit to access the fluid and meat. The liquid and air in young fruits is usually under some pressure and may ooze out when the inner crust is penetrated for the first time. Fallen fruits are often destroyed by animals or insects. Some just rot away.

The use of coconut water by people in tropical countries has been going for a long period. The liquid is sold as bottled, fresh, or canned. Coconuts that people drink from are normally served packaged, fresh, or chilled. Mostly vendors sell them on the streets. Tools like a machete are used by the vendor to cut them open when one bus.

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.

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.

There are several medical applications for this liquid. For example, there are occasions when it has been used in the absence of medical saline as an intravenous rehydration fluid. This application first occurred during World War Two. British and Japanese patients were intravenously given the fluid when medical saline was not accessible. This intravenous rehydration fluid has since found use in short-term emergency application, mostly in remote locations.

Certain medical risks are associated with excessive consumption. When too much is consumed, the liquid causes hyperkalemia, an over-abundance of potassium in the blood. Hyperkalemia causes eventual death after inducing acute kidney failure, heart arrhythmia, and unconsciousness.

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.




About the Author:



0 comments :

Dí lo que piensas...

 
twitter facebook google plus linkedin rss feed email