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- Title
Tender Coconut Water Uses, Health Benefits, Good Nutritive Value and Antioxidant Capacity.
- Authors
Reddy, E. Prabhakar; kumar, K. M. Roop; Lakshmi, T. Mohana; Kiran, Sai Ravi
- Abstract
Tender coconut water is natural drink, healthy, nutritious, provided by nature and is widely available in tropical countrie. Tender coconut water has therapeutic effects, containing various nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, amino acids, enzymes. 16 Recent studies suggest that tender coconut water is rich in free amino acid, source L- arginine and vitamin C, which can prevent heart diseases and peroxidation. Some of the medicinal properties of Tender Coconut Water discussed in this review. Despite the facts that tender coconut water is a natural, harmless, vegetable product available in a perfect transportable container, good nutritive value with no propensity of adverse events, it has not gained popularity as an ideal intravenous fluid. Consumption 450mL/day of tender coconut water for 30 day increases antioxidant enzymatic SOD, CAT, GPx and decreases lipid peroxidation reported in Mercury contaminated workers. Based on this Tender coconut water health properties like antioxidant capacity has more and it has to be implemented in all type of acute and chronic diseases like psoriasis, thyroidism, Cancer etc.
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2018, Vol 9, Issue 4, p184
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5958/0976-5506.2018.00280.2