Introduction to the origin and variety of coconut

Coconut is an important tropical woody oil crop, which has high economic value and can be used in all parts of the plant. Coconut meat can be extracted from oil, eaten raw and cooked, and can also be made into coconut milk, coconut paste, shredded coconut, canned coconut paste and coconut candy and biscuits. Coconut water can be used as a cool drink, coconut fiber can be used to make brushes, carpets, cables, etc., and coconut shells can be made into various handicrafts and high-grade activated carbon. Next, the editor will introduce to you the origin and varieties of coconuts. Let's take a look.

First, the origin of coconut

Coconuts are native to southeast Asia, Indonesia to the Pacific Islands. It is mainly distributed between 23 °S-23 °N in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with the most in the equatorial coastal area. The main producing areas are the Philippines, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and other countries. It is cultivated in the islands of southern Guangdong, Leizhou Peninsula, Hainan, Taiwan and southern Yunnan.

II. Varieties of coconuts

1. Green coconut

Green coconut is the most common one, and fruit stores usually pack it after peeling. Big, juicy, with a hint of sweetness. You don't have to pick a big one when you pick a green coconut. The small ones have a lot of thin skin, and the coconut milk is no less than the big ones.

2. Red coconut

Red coconut alias lipstick brown, scarlet coconut, red stick coconut, large, plenty of juice, slightly sour, more delicious after freezing. Coconut meat also tastes crispy, but only with a thin layer.

3. Golden Coconut

Golden coconut, also known as golden coconut, golden coconut is rarer than green coconut, but there are still many in the streets of Sanya. The golden coconut looks all yellow, which is very different from the withered yellow of the green coconut elders. The juice of golden coconut is sweet, coconut rich and delicious; the coconut meat is thick, white as jade, fragrant and crisp. The price is also relatively more expensive than green coconut. Golden coconut is relatively round and red coconut is longer.

4. Glutinous rice coconut

Glutinous rice coconut is a rare coconut variety even in Hainan. The coconut is small, but it has plenty of juice. It not only tastes of coconut, but also has a strong smell of glutinous rice. Unlike ordinary coconut meat, which tastes crisp, the coconut meat of glutinous rice coconut is very thick and sweet, as sticky as glutinous rice. It takes fate to drink glutinous rice coconut.

The above is the introduction of coconut producing areas and varieties. Coconut can produce different products and are fully utilized in different industries. It is a unique renewable, green and environment-friendly resource in the tropics. There are many kinds of coconuts, and the most common ones in the market are green coconut and red coconut, which are generally sold on coconut trees on the streets of Hainan and in small shops on the streets.

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