Speech On Coconut Milk

Coconut milk comes from the white flesh of mature brown coconuts – Cocosnucifera L., which are the fruit of the coconut tree in the palm family – Arecaceae. Coconuts are classified as a fruit and frequently confused for being a nut; the coconut is actually a one seeded drupe [1]. Coconuts are abundant in Indonesia, Philippines and India – the major producers and account for about 75% of world coconut production [2].

The word used to present the liquid of coconut kernel obtained by hand or machine pressing fresh grated coconut kernel is coconut milk [3]. Nutrient components of coconut milk include lipids, sugars, proteins and several other minor compounds. Coconut milk is different from animal milk such as cow’s milk. While cow’s milk has equal amounts of oil and proteins, coconut milk has ten times more oil than proteins [4]. Nevertheless, coconut milk has become an increasingly important raw material in home cooking as well as in the food processing industries [5]. It is estimated that 25% of the world coconut output is consumed as coconut milk [6]. It is a major and an essential ingredient in the preparation of a wide variety of food products such as curry, desserts, coconut jam spread, coconut syrup, coconut cheese, bakery products and beverages [6, 7]. It can also be used as a substitute for milk in some desserts such chocolate and other confectionaries are exotically flavoured with coconut milk [5].

In character, coconut milk is a natural oil-in-water emulsion