What must you look out for if you want guaranteed good coconut water?
Good coconut water is one of the greatest thirst-quenchers there is. And coconut water is also low in calories and packed with healthy substances. It is a common ingredient in a healthy green smoothie. Coconut water contains potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium, vitamin C and much more. Coconut water is a great choice, just make sure you’re drinking good coconut water.
| What is bad coconut water? | What is good coconut water? |
|---|---|
| - made from ripe coconuts - made from concentrate - heat-treated - contains additives - chemically-processed coconuts - non-organic farming - comes in plastic or Tetra Pak | - made from young coconuts - fresh - unpasteurised - pure - unprocessed coconuts - organic farming - comes in glass or in the coconut itself |
| What bad coconut water means | What good coconut water means |
|---|---|
| - lower in nutrients - lower in electrolytes - low in vitamins - slightly sour - tastes fake - contains chemicals | - rich in nutrients - rich in electrolytes - rich in vitamins - a sweet and gentle flavour - tastes real - free of chemicals |
| And the bad coconut waters are ? | And the best coconut water is ? |
|---|---|
| Albert Heyn, Alnatura, Be pure, Biona, Bionina, Bio Lanka, Bio Today, Biorg, Coco Zia, Chi, Clearspring, Cococfina, Coconut Grove, Cococwell, Dr Goerg, Dm, Dr Martins, Edeka, Ekoplaza, Grace, Harmless Harvest*, Hero, Indi Coco, Innocent, Isola bio, Jax Coco, Jumbo, King Coco, King Coconut, Kulau, Morgenland, Monoprix, Omega & More, Rebel*, Tropicai, Vita Coco, Vitamont, VaïVaï, Witsenburg, Zico. | Kokovita coconut water |
* not thermally treated but pasteurised at high pressure and low temperatures, making these the better of the ‘bad’ coconut waters.