Tender Coconut Water Uses, Health Benefits, Good Nutritive Value and Antioxidant Capacity Reddy E. Prabhakar1,*, Kumar K. M. Roop2, Lakshmi T. Mohana3, Kiran Sai Ravi4 1Professor of Biochemistry and Central Lab Head, Sri Lakshmi Naryana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry 2Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine, Sri venkateswara Medical college, Pondicherry 3Research Scholar in Microbiology, Sri Lakshmi Naryana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry 4Assisatnt Professor of Biochemistry, Sri Lakshmi Naryana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry *Corresponding Author: E. Prabhakar Reddy Professor of Biochemistry and Central Lab Head, Sri Lakshmi Naryana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry Mobile:. +919159186879, Email: drpebyreddy@yahoo.com
Online published on 5 May, 2018. 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. Top Keywords Tender coconut water, Amino acids, Vitamins, Minerals. Top |