The coconut is the fruit of the coconut palm, of the genus Arecacecae. There are more than 2,500 species which grow in tropical, subtropical and hot temperate regions of Africa, the Americas and Asia. Botanists classify them among the monocotyledons, as if they were giant grasses and not, as you might imagine, among trees! Even if certain species grow to 60 meters in height or have a diameter of more than a meter.
In the plant world, this “grass” is among the oldest known to man. Fossilized palm trees have been discovered in Europe on land dating from millions years ago. The fruits of the various types of palm are to be found throughout the food industry (dates, sugar, copra, palm oils…), for therapeutic uses (areca nut), in industry (waxes, fibers, textiles, rattan…), as ornamental trees (in parks and avenues... ), and in medicines (some berries are used in the treatment of various tumors).
The palm which produces the coconuts we eat belongs to the genus Cocus Nucifera and probably originates from the Indo-Malaysian region, Indonesia, the Philippines and India which represents 3/4 of the world’s production. The coconut has a high fat content, but is also rich in potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, copper and zinc.
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