Today we're talking about coconut, one of the most loved exotic fruits in Italy and around the world! think that its plant can live and bear fruit for even 100 years !
Originally from Indonesia, we really don't throw away anything about coconut, even the inedible part because:
- with its leaves you can make baskets, mats and even roofs for houses!
- The trunk of the tree is used to make handmade objects
- The flowers make a cocktail widely used in tropical countries!
Nutritional values CoconutCoconut is very rich in potassium, but also in iron, zinc and magnesium!
It is also an excellent natural medicine because it cures the problem of meteorism, helps brain development and helps maintain a balanced immune system!
Nutritional values Coconut
100 grams of coconut contain 365kcal
Furthermore we also find:
- Water 50.9 g
- Carbohydrates 9.4 g
- Sugars 9.4 g
- Protein 3.5 g
- Fat 35 g
- Cholesterol 0 g
- Sodium 23 mg
- Potassium 256 mg
- Iron 1.7 mg
- Calcium 13 mg
- Phosphorus 95 mg
- Magnesium 46 mg
- Zinc 0.50 mg
- Copper 0.32 mg
- Selenium 0.80 µg
- Vitamin B1 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B2 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 0.5 mg
- Vitamin A 0 µg
- Vitamin C 3 mg