General Description

• coconuts are the fruits of the coconut palm, which grows up to 30 metres tall in tropical regions
• they are not nuts, but are called a ‘fibrous drupe’
• they consist of an outer fibrous husk made up of coir and a hard inner shell
• the hard shell (or endocarp) has 3 germination pores or ‘eyes’, so that the coconut looks like a bowling ball, or a monkey face
• inside the endocarp is the fleshy, white coconut ‘meat’ and the centre contains the liquid called coconut water
• larger coconuts can contain up to 1 litre of water
• to drain the milk, pierce 2 of the eyes and pour the milk out
• the water contains sugars, fibre, proteins, anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals, and is very nutritious
• to open the nut, place a large screwdriver in one of the pierced eyes and twist. Alternatively crack open with a dull blade.
• most supplies are imported from Fiji and other Pacific islands
• Available: all year round.

Season: Summer,Autumn,Winter,Spring

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Availablity: January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

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Queensland

Imports from South East Asia, South Pacific Islands, Mexico, and the Central West Coast of Africa.