Hi all,
Found some information about coconut which may be useful to some:
COMPOSITION & FACTS ABOUT COCONUT
Acid Binding Elements:
Cream Meat Dry Meat Milk Water
Calcium - mgs 15 13 26 16 20
Potassium - mgs 324 256 588 - 147
Sodium - mgs 4 23 - - 25
Magnesium - mgs - 46 90 - 28
Iron - mgs 1.8 1.7 3.3 1.6 .3
Acid Forming Elements:
Phosphorus - mgs 126 95 187 100 13
Chlorine - mgs - 320 - - -
Sulphur - mgs - 85 - - -
Silicon - mgs - - - - -
Iodine - mgs .009 - - - -
Bromine - mgs - - - - -
Vitamin A - I.U. 0 0 0 0 0
Thiamine (B-1) - mgs .02 .05 .06 .03 trace
Riboflavin (B-2) - mgs .01 .02 .04 trace trace
Niacin - mgs .5 .5 .6 .8 .1
Ascorbic Acid (C) - mgs 1 3 0 2 2
Water - percentage 54.1 50.9 3.5 65.7 94.2
Energy-Calories 334 346 662 252 22
Carbohydrates:
Total - grams 8.3 9.4 23.0 5.2 4.7
Fiber - grams - 4.0 3.9 - trace
Fat - grams 32.2 35.3 64.9 24.9 .2
Fatty Acids:
Total Saturated - grams 28 30 56 22 -
Unsaturated:
Oleic - grams 2 2 5 2 -
Linolic - grams trace trace trace trace -
Protein - grams 4.4 3.5 7.2 3.2 .3
Ash - grams 1.0 .9 1.4 1.0 .6
Organic Acids:
Citric - % - - - - -
Malic - % - - - - -
pH - - - - -
Metab. React Alkal (acid) - 6.0 8.5 7.5 5.04
Digestion Time - hours - 2 3/4 3 1/4 2 -
The above came from Composition & Facts About Foods by Ford Heritage.
Now, from Dr. Bernard Jensen's Foods That Heal 1988:
Therapeutic Value: Coconuts are 70 percent fat. They should be eaten
flaked, as a topping in salads. Coconut may also be used in nut butter
or liquefied, to get the milk out of it. It may also be used in
combination with other vegetable and fruit juices.
Coconut milk compares to mother's milk in its chemical balance. It is
quite a complete protein food when taken in its natural form. Coconut
milk is made from the nut itself, by liquefying the meat. The water we
get when we open up the coconut is not the milk and does not have a very
high mineral content.
Nutrients in one pound (meat only):
Calories 1,569 Iron 7.7 mg
Protein 15.9 g Vitamin A 0
Fat 160.1 g Thiamine .24 mg
Carbohydrates 42.6 g Riboflavin .10 mg
Calcium 59 mg Niacin 2.4 mg
Phosphorus 431 mg Ascorbic acid 14 mg
This is all I can come up with. Hope it has been of help. Carole