Coconut water or coconut juice is the clear liquid that’s found inside the green coconuts The green coconuts are harvested when they are about about 7 months. When the coconut water reaches the inside of the coconut, the water is clearer than the purest water from any spring - it's 100% naturally sterile. This is because the trunk of the coconut palm, the shell and husk all serve as natural filters for the ground water.
During World War II injured soldiers in the Pacific were without blood plasma for transfusions. Since coconut water is sterile and in perfect ph and electrolyte balance with human blood and it served as an ideal substitute.
Due to the presence of natural potassium and sodium electrolyte salts coconut water is used as a natural sports drink.
As the coconut matures the water inside slowly reduces, the meat in a green coconut is softer and more gelatinous (Known as coconut jelly) than the mature coconut. The thickness of the endosperm (White flesh) increases considerably.
