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Coconut milk is an opaque, milky-white liquid extracted from the grated pulp of mature coconuts. [1] [2] The opacity and rich taste of coconut milk are due to its high oil content, most of which is saturated fat. Coconut milk is a traditional food ingredient used in Southeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, and East Africa.
Copra has traditionally been grated and ground, then boiled in water to extract coconut oil. It was used by Pacific island cultures and became a valuable commercial product for merchants in the South Seas and South Asia in the 1860s. Nowadays, coconut oil (70%) is extracted by crushing copra; the by-product is known as copra cake or copra meal ...
Known in Europe as coconut fat, it is available either in its pure form, or in solid form with lecithin added as an emulsifier. In France it is marketed as Végétaline and in Germany and Denmark it is marketed as Palmin. It is not readily available in the United States. [5]
The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture sources.Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1]
Evaporated milk, known in some countries as "unsweetened condensed milk", [1] is a shelf-stable canned cow’s milk product for which approximately 60% of the water has been removed from fresh milk. It differs from sweetened condensed milk , which contains added sugar and requires less processing to preserve, as the added sugar inhibits ...
Coconut sugar comes in crystal or granule form, block or liquid. [citation needed] Producing coconut sugar is a two-step process. [2] It starts with harvesting or "tapping" the flower bud stem of a coconut tree. [3] Farmers make a cut on the spadix and the sap starts to flow from the cut into bamboo containers. The sap collected is then ...
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family and the only living species of the genus Cocos. [1] The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") [2] can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut.
Coco bread is a Jamaican bread eaten on the island and in other areas of the Caribbean.The bread contains coconut milk and is soft and slightly sweet in taste. It is made to be split in half, and is often stuffed with a Jamaican patty or other fillings to form a sandwich.