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Why "Coconut milk" is good for your health?

Thursday, 26/12/2019, 08:56 GMT+7
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What is "Coconut milk"?  Healthy benefits? 

What is "Coconut milk"?

 Coconut milk is extracted from the coconut meat of old brown coconuts. It is viscous and greasy.

Unlike coconut water, coconut milk does not exist in liquid form. To make coconut milk, people take hard copra mixed with about 50% water.
What are the benefits of "Coconut milk" for healthy?

Coconut milk is a high-calorie food.

About 93% of its calories come from fat, including saturated fats knowns as medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs)

It is also a great source of many vitamins and minerals

Overall, its use is not too different from natural fresh coconut water:

  1. Improve cholesterol: fight lauric acid-rich, raise good cholesterol;

  2. Power supply: rich in medium-chain fatty acids, fat is absorbed and used quickly by the body;

  3. Strengthen the immune system: contains lauric acid and capric acid, has antibacterial and antifungal properties;

  4. Helps control blood sugar: low in carbohydrates;

  5. Preventing cramps, rich in potassium;

  6. Helping weight loss: by increasing satiety and improving intestinal trasport