Description
Tender coconut water is a wholesome, nutritious drink. It is one of the most preferred drinks of the city folks. The whole coconut is green coloured. To extract the water and meat, it is to be sliced from the top and strained. The water of tender coconut, technically the liquid endosperm, is the most nutritious wholesome beverage that the nature has provided for the people of the tropics to fight the sultry heat. This type is 90 to 95 percent water. The liquid from this coconut is at its purest and most healing. It is considered the best for its cooling properties, for it is a proven pitta-pacifier. The meat is stuck on the sides of the coconut inside. It is easily removed with a knife and used as desired.

How to Select
Choose coconuts that feel heavy for their size, having no cracks and avoid those whose circular indented eyes are damp, moist or moldy. Shake the coconut. It should slosh with liquid and sound full. Coconut water can also be found in regular cans or tetra paks (and often has coconut pulp or coconut jelly added) and is also marketed as.

Culinary Uses
· You can drink the liquid that comes out of a coconut or add to other fruit juices, such as mango nectar, or pineapple or orange juice
· The coconut water can taste great in combination with fruit juices like pineapple and topped with vanilla ice cream.
· The tender coconut meat can be used for ice creams.
· Also, coconut sauce can be made, which is a great addition to baked dishes or steamed veggies.
· Use the pulp as an addition to rice or grains (coconut-raisin couscous--yum!), grated into veggies, such as carrots or green beans, chopped into hot or cold cereal, or shredded into muffins and quick breads
· More mature coconuts have sweeter juice and pulp, so adjust your seasoning accordingly.

How to Store
You can get them home at room temperature and can stay best for 2 to 3 days. Once opened, drink it full, don't store for long hours as it's best to drink coconut water fresh for optimum benefits. Coconut water might turn sour, if kept for long whereas coconut meat can be kept for 2 days.

Health Benefits
· Good for feeding infants suffering from intestinal disturbances.
· Oral rehydration medium Contains organic compounds possessing growth promoting properties
· Keeps the body cool
· Application on the body prevents prickly heat and summer boils and subsides the rashes caused by small pox, chicken pox, measles, etc.
· Kills intestinal worms
· Presence of saline and albumen makes it a good drink in cholera cases
· Checks urinary infections.
· Excellent tonic for the old and sick
· Cures malnourishment.
· Diuretic Effective in the treatment of kidney and urethral stones
· Can be injected intravenously in emergency case.
· Found as blood plasma substitute because it is sterile, does not produce heat, does not destroy red blood cells and is readily accepted by the body.
· Aids the quick absorption of the drugs and makes their peak concentration in the blood easier by its electrolytic effect.
· Urinary antiseptic and eliminates poisons in case of mineral poisoning