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Coconut is sweet and flat in nature, and enters the stomach, spleen and large intestine. Efficacy tonic spleen and stomach, regenerate, diuretic, and kill insects; can be used for rickets and tapeworm in children.

Forbidden people : People with hypertension and diabetes should avoid food.
Suitable people : The general population can eat.

There are many titles of coconut, such as "Xu Ye", "Xu She", "Yue Wangtou" and so on. Coconut is the fruit of coconut tree, which is composed of a fiber shell, which provides coconut skin fiber and large nuts containing edible thick meat. When the fruit is fresh, there is a clear liquid called coconut milk. Produced in tropical regions. Coconut juice and coconut meat contain a lot of protein, fructose, glucose, sucrose, fat, vitamin B1, vitamin E, vitamin C, potassium, calcium, magnesium and so on. Coconut meat is white as jade, aromatic and crisp; coconut milk is cool and sweet. Coconut meat and coconut milk are delicious fruits for all ages. Drinking for a long time can replenish the human body's intracellular fluid, enhance metabolism, and expand blood volume, which can improve the body's disease resistance and moisturize and whiten the skin.

Nutrition value of coconut

Minerals : Coconut juice is rich in minerals such as potassium and magnesium. Its composition is similar to that of intracellular fluids. It can correct dehydration and electrolyte disturbances and achieve diuretic and swelling effects.

Coconut oil : The oil content of coconut meat is about 35%. The main components in the oil are capric acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, lauric acid, fatty acids, free fatty acids and various sterol substances. These substances have the effects of supplementing body nutrition, beauty, and preventing skin diseases.

Medium-chain fatty acids : It takes only a few minutes for medium-chain fatty acids to be directly absorbed from the intestinal epithelial cells, and then enter the blood circulation through the hepatic portal vein. In addition, medium-chain fatty acids can also protect the liver from alcohol and enhance the immune system's anti-inflammatory response.

Protein : Coconut meat is rich in protein. Because of its high calorie and fat content, it is good for people who want to gain weight and build muscle. Coconut provides even energy and provides benefits to the appearance of the body in many ways, including softening the skin, reducing wrinkles, controlling dandruff, and keeping the scalp and hair healthy.

Lauric acid : Coconut meat contains lauric acid, so it can resist many infectious bacteria such as intestinal parasite infection to AIDS infection. This is why it can effectively fight off infections.

Microelements : In addition, coconut milk contains sugars, fats, proteins, growth hormones, vitamins, and a large number of essential microelements, which can be consumed frequently to benefit people's vitality, supplement intracellular fluid, and expand blood volume. , Moisturizes the skin, and has a beauty effect.

Meng, Phosphorus, Potassium, etc. : Coconut is the best source of manganese and contains 60% of the recommended daily intake of this mineral. It also contains 11% of the recommended iron intake, 9% phosphorus and 8% potassium. In addition, coconut meat also contains other micronutrients such as zinc, calcium and magnesium. Coconut also supports thyroid function and can help prevent goiter because it contains iodine itself.

Coconut is one of the fruits with the highest calories. It is rich in carbohydrates, fats and potassium, and its carbohydrates are mostly simple sugars, which are helpful for the rapid relief of hypoglycemia symptoms. And coconut contains saturated fat. Every 100g of coconut contains 241 calories, most of which are carbohydrates and fat, so friends who want to lose weight should try to eat less.