Coconuts have various properties, among others, to treat various diseases. "Coconut water is either consumed by pregnant women because it is believed can make baby skin become white and clean," explained Dr. Inayah. In addition, coconut water can also be made as nata de coco and soy sauce. Nata de coco can be consumed as a beverage with a mixture of fresh cocktails, fruit ice, or a substitute fro. And this same coconut water can be made by mixing ketchup with soy, brown sugar, garlic, nutmeg, bay leaves, galangal, kluwak, and sodium benzoate.
There are micro and macro content in coconut water. Macro elements contained in the coconut water is carbon and nitrogen. Elemental carbon in the form of simple carbohydrates such as glucose, sucrose, fructose, sorbitol, inositol, and others. The element nitrogen in the form of a protein composed of amino acids of coconut water is higher than the amino acids in dairy cows. In addition to carbohydrates and protein, coconut water also contains micro elements in the form of minerals that the body needs. Minerals, among others, potassium (K), sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), ferum (Fe), cuprum (Cu), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S). Mineral content in coconut water is needed as a replacement ion body. No wonder, when people drink coconut water, his body refreshed.
Coconut water also contains many vitamins, among others, vitamin C, nicotinic acid, folic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin, and riboflavin. No wonder the coconut water is also used as an ingredient of traditional medicine as well as beauty. Besides minerals, coconut water also contains sugar (varying between 1.7 to 2.6 percent) and protein (0.07 to 0.55 per cent). Because the nutrient composition of such, coconut water is used as raw materials for food products. "In the Philippines, coconut water used for beverage manufacturing processes, jelly, alcohol, dektran and vinegar," he added.
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