we dont know that we have to eat raw coconut everyday.
people are eating as prasadam when they go to temple once in a while when they go to temple.
people think that breaking coconut in temple is to break ones pride etc etc.

coconut is natures fresh raw seed. To make it a point to eat the culture is to break in the temple
Some coconuts are not permitted to break in the temple

1. If coconut has full of water as it means that coconut or kobbari has not formed yet. It has only carbs in it. it has ready glucose and not much nutrients
2. no water at all we might think that with no water, coconut has matured they why avoid such coconuts. This is because coconut matured and oil is created and that is difficult to digest if eaten people eat get cough.
3. Peechu leni kaya kottakudadu as it is means it is old or muduru kaya. It is not good to eat.

100 g of has more moisture content than dry coconut.

fresh coconut has less calories, less fat, less proteins, less fat, less energy than dry ones, less calcium, , more phosphorus, less iron

generally coconut has high energy. One coconut has 580 calories of energy that is equivalent to 1/2 kg chicken or prawns or fish etc

coconut has zero cholesterol. egg meat etc has cholesterol.

coconut oil has a tendency to saturated fat and accumulate so people think that coconut also cause it

coconut eating state kerala has less heart conditions in the whole country.

coconut has anti cholesterol properties.
coconut has fat(laric acid fat) that is in very easily digested form similar to mothers milk,

Fresh coconut has fat in easily digested form and has zero cholesterol.

Coconut oil when dry up in sun has a tendency to become saturated fat and accumulate and cause heart problem so the myth among people that even fresh coconut also causes cholesterol.

statistics: kerela state uses more coconut than any other state in india yet has low incidence of heart problem.

1. Fresh Coconut which gives out milk when squeezed has laric acid fat that is similar to that found in mother milk that is in the freely digested form.
   
2. fresh coconut has medium chain fatty acids that helps stomach and intestines to easily convert into glucose and enter the cell and gives energy.
   It does not travel late like fat digestion and does not need enzymes to digest
   
3. coconut when digested is converted to glucose. While other saturated fats like oil etc and are converted to triglecerides to HDL and LDL etc

• fresh coconut has good fat that is easily digest directly into glucose instead of converting triglicerides(ldl and hdl)
• coconut is a great food that MSR says we should eat everyday than eating once in a while when go to temple.
  we should freely eat peanuts, almonds, pista coconut etc
  
• we can freely eat coconut chutney without worrying about cholesterol
  
• Next episodes we will learn how to eat coconut products: coconut milk,shredded coconut.