Thai Name: Maphrao On (มะพร้าวอ่อน)
Common name: Coconut
Scientific name: Cocos nucifera L.
Remark: Nam Hom
Season availability: year round
Shape: globular
Colour: green skin, white flesh
Taste: tender and sweet flesh; sweet and water
Nutrition remark: Good source of vitamins B1, B2, C, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, calcium and copper
Preparation and eating:
- Pare the outer rind from the bottom of the coconut (opposite the stalk)
- Cut the bottom of the fruit wide enough for a spoon to scrape the flesh inside
- Drink the juice with a straw and eat the flesh with a spoon
*** Eaten fresh ( water and white flesh)
Make pie, jelly and desserts









