Re: Green Coconuts

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Carol,

Did you see the part in my post where I addressed this to

Marilyn?

Mara

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> > There was a discussion on Healing Crow today about

> > green coconuts, which I know are illegal on SCD, and

> > said as much on the list.

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> > In the past, I was told that they were comparable to unripe

> > bananas in terms of their sugar/starch content.

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> > I got this statement back which I think is worth

> > bringing to Marilyn's attention since it is completely

> > different than what I had previously been informed

> > of:

> >

> >> Hi Mara,

> >> Actually, mature coconuts have a high starch content

> >> Young coconuts, (niu), have NO starch - all the carbs present in

> >> young

> >> coconuts is in the form of glucose and fructose.

> >> Niu are not at all like green bananas and the sugar content is

> >> similar to

> >> very ripe bananas.

> >> Coconuts are a true nut and would be an advanced food, but the

> >> sugars in the

> >> niu are easily digested and the nut does not contain any complex

> >> carbs. The

> >> sugars in niu are simply glucose and fructose both of which are

> >> monosaccharides. Mature coconuts are MUCH harder to digest than young

> >> coconuts. The jelly-like young coconut and it's water has been

> >> used since

> >> time began here in the South Pacific and Asia for digestive

> >> problems even in

> >> the youngest infants .

> >> In other words, unlike the banana, in which the starches change to

> >> simple

> >> sugars as they ripen, the coconut does just the opposite - the

> >> simple sugars

> >> are found in the young coconut but change into starches as they

> >> get older.

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> > It makes me wonder if Elaine was aware of this as this is radically

> > different

> > from any information that has been transmitted to me in the past on

> > the

> > SCD list.

> >

> > Mara

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