Discuss: Why Kerala dishes are prepared using more coconuts
This thread is to discuss the opinion poll topic 'Why Kerala dishes are prepared using more coconuts'.Not only Keralites one third of the people from all over the world consume coconut.
This is growing everywhere in the tropical region.
Coconut is highly nutritious and rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It is classified as a "functional food"
It's scientific a name is Cocos nucifera.The origin of coconut tree is not exactly known. Many believe it is originated from Ganges Delta.
The sailors of Vasco da Gama brought THENGA to Portugal. A dehusked thenga resembles a face of a ghost because of three eye on it. They called it Coco.
When this Coco reached England it became Coconut tree.
Sanskrit it is known as Kalpa vriksha.
Marco polo named it as Nux Indica.
Arabs called it Jauz-al-Hindi
Spanish explorers called it Coco - means monkey face and nucifera means nut-bearing.
Keralam is the only place (Kera+Alam) in the world knowing on in the name of Coconut tree.
Kerala is God's Own Country. Because of goodness of the Thenga it is naturally God's own nut.
Coconyt provides many health benefits beyond its nutritional content. Coconut oil has healing properties far beyond that of any other dietary oil. It used in traditional medicine among all coconut growing countries and in Ayurveda.
Coconut tree is also known as "The Tree of Life."
Coconut is used to treat a wide variety of health problems associated with illness like abscesses, asthma, baldness, bronchitis, bruises, burns, colds, constipation, cough,
dropsy, dysentery,earache,fever,flu, gingivitis, gonorrhea,irregular menstruation,jaundice,
kidney stones, lice,malnutrition,nausea, rash, scabies, scurvy,skin infections, sore throat,
swelling,syphilis, toothache,tuberculosis, tumors, typhoid,ulcers, upset tomach,weakness,
and wounds.
Nutritive Values : Per 100 gm. Of Coconut
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 350 kcal 1480 kJ
Calcium 14 mg 1%
Carbohydrates 15.23 g (- Sugars 6.23 g - Dietary fibre 9.0 g)
Fat 33.49 g (- saturated 29.70 g - monounsaturated 1.43 g- polyunsaturated 0.37 g)
Folate (Vit. B9) 26 µg 7%
Iron 2.43 mg 19%
Magnesium 32 mg 9%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.54 mg 4%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.300 mg 6%
Phosphorus 113 mg 16%
Potassium 356 mg 8%
Protein 3.3 g
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.02 mg 1%
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.066 mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.054 mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.3 mg 6%
Zinc 1.1 mg 11%
