Coconut water - Statistics & Facts
Coconut water is the clear liquid found inside of an immature coconut. It is comprised of 3.2 percent sugar, less than one percent of fat and protein, and water which make up an over 90 percent share of its main contents. Coconut water has long been widely used as a beverage, mainly in the Tropics, either fresh, bottled or in cans. Coconut water has also been used as medicine, as an alternative intravenous rehydration fluid and, for treatment of diarrhea in Jamaican folk medicinal practices.
