India
Coconuts being sold on a street in India
Traditional areas of coconut cultivation in India are the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal and, Gujarat and the islands of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar. As per 2014â??15 statistics from Coconut Development Board of Government of India, four southern states combined account for almost 90% of the total production in the country: Tamil Nadu (33.84%), Karnataka (25.15%), Kerala (23.96%), and Andhra Pradesh (7.16%).[58] Other states, such as Goa, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, and those in the northeast (Tripura and Assam) account for the remaining productions. Though Kerala has the largest number of coconut trees, in terms of production per hectare, Tamil Nadu leads all other states. In Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore and Tirupur regions top the production list.[59]
In Goa, the coconut tree has been reclassified by the government as a palm (like a grass), enabling farmers and real estate developers to clear land with fewer restrictions.[60] With this, it will no more be considered as a tree and no permission will be required by the forest department before cutting a coconut tree
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 354 kcal (1,480 kJ)
Carbohydrates
15.23 g
Sugars 6.23 g
Dietary fiber 9.0 g
Fat
33.49 g
Saturated 29.698 g
Monounsaturated 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated 0.366 g
Protein
3.33 g
Tryptophan 0.039 g
Threonine 0.121 g
Isoleucine 0.131 g
Leucine 0.247 g
Lysine 0.147 g
Methionine 0.062 g
Cystine 0.066 g
Phenylalanine 0.169 g
Tyrosine 0.103 g
Valine 0.202 g
Arginine 0.546 g
Histidine 0.077 g
Alanine 0.170 g
Aspartic acid 0.325 g
Glutamic acid 0.761 g
Glycine 0.158 g
Proline 0.138 g
Serine 0.172 g
Vitamins Quantity %DVâ?Â
Thiamine (B1) 6% 0.066 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 2% 0.020 mg
Niacin (B3) 4% 0.540 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5) 6% 0.300 mg
Vitamin B6 4% 0.054 mg
Folate (B9) 7% 26 �¼g
Vitamin C 4% 3.3 mg
Vitamin E 2% 0.24 mg
Vitamin K 0% 0.2 �¼g
Minerals Quantity %DVâ?Â
Calcium 1% 14 mg
Copper 22% 0.435 mg
Iron 19% 2.43 mg
Magnesium 9% 32 mg
Manganese 71% 1.500 mg
Phosphorus 16% 113 mg
Potassium 8% 356 mg
Selenium 14% 10.1 �¼g
Sodium 1% 20 mg
Zinc 12% 1.10 mg
Other constituents Quantity
Water 47 g
