Though drinking coconut water may bring to mind exotic tropical vacations and little paper umbrellas, the nutritional value and health benefits of coconut water, oil, and milk are well known. In the countries where coconuts grow, their meat and water are part of the daily diet, and some locals even drink coconut water regularly to ward off parasites.
History
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, originated in Southeast Asia. It traveled throughout the Pacific with merchant sailors or on the drifting ocean currents. Coconuts can float long distances and, once washed ashore, can put down roots to grow again.The word “coco” comes from Portugal, meaning skull or head from the small green or brown inner coconut globe, which looks like a monkey face with three eyes and coconut fiber hair.
