Health benefits of the Ghanaian ,”kube”

Unlike those times when its only those who had coconut trees in their compounds enjoy coconut, today it’s relatively different. Should we call it modernization or just because we heard it’s good for our health? Out of one of every Ghanaian street you will see that coconut is being sold. When ask them that will tell you the coconut water is good but do they actually know the health benefits of it at all??

Let’s talk more about the health benefits of the coconut water.

Coconut grows on a large palm tree known scientifically as cocos nucifera. Despite the name, the coconut is botanically considered a fruit rather than a nut. Coconut water is the juice found in the center of a young green coconut which helps nourishes the fruit.

As coconut matures, some of the juice remains in the liquid form while the rest ripens into the solid white flesh known as the coconut meat. Coconut water forms naturally in the fruit and contains 94% water and very little fat.

Coconut takes 10 to 12 months to fully mature.Coconut water typically comes from young coconut about about 6 to 7 months of age, though its also found in mature fruit. An average green coconut provides about 0.5 cups of coconut water.

One cup (240ml) contains 46 calories

Carbohydrates 9 grams

Fiber 3 grams

Protein 2 grams

Vitamin C 10% of the RDI

Potassium 17% of the RDI

Magnesium 15% of the RDI

Sodium 11% of the RDI

Calcium 6% of the RDI

Looking at all this nutritional benefits of that small coconut its rather overwhelming and very imperative that we at least take a cup of Ghana coconut water everyday.