While traveling through Thailand, by partner and I joked about buying a coconut plantation because it seems that everything now-a-days is coconut based!
- coconut oil
- coconut butter
- coconut shreds
- coconut water
- coconut milk and cream
- coconut flour
- and even coconut soya sauce (try it, it’s actually delicious)
Coconut (C. nucifera) belongs to the Arecaceae (Palmae) family and the subfamily Cocoideae.
The flesh of the coconut is very high in healthy fatty acids. The composition of fat varies depending on the type and processing of the oil. Medium-chain saturated fatty acids make up approximately 90% of coconut oil with a slight contribution of mono-unsaturated fatty acids and poly-unsaturated fatty acids.
Source: healthyfoodtipsandtricks.com