Is a coconut a nut? Is it s fruit? Is it a seed?, No a coconut is not a nut it contradicts its name. It is actually a type of fruit known as a drupe. A drupe is a fleshy fruit with skin and a central stone containing a seed such as a cherry, almond or olive.
The young coconut is smooth and green on the outside, within the shell is a coarse husk one to two inches. The inner shell is hard and dark brown or white depending on the age. Inside young coconuts they contain a large amount of coconut water.
It is ideal to drink and eat the coconut jelly of a young coconut while a mature coconut is used in cooking or to make coconut milk, desiccated coconut or even coconut oil.
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