Annex

Type of coconut commodity

Characteristics

Coconut meat (apple/jelly)

Processed coconut jelly

• Coconut jelly is a soft, gelatinous material.
• The pericarp (outer husk) is removed leaving only the flesh and shell.

Coconut apple

• Coconut apple is the ball of sweet spongy white embryonic material that grows inside a maturing coconut.
• It provides sustenance to the developing embryo that sprouts through the coconut shell.
• The growing coconut apple fills the interior cavity of the coconut shell, replacing the coconut water as the coconut matures.
• The coconut apple is distinct from the layer of hard coconut meat that lines the inner surface of the shell.
• Coconut apple does not contain growing sprouts.

Immature coconuts

An example of one form of immature coconut.

The following characteristics may be used to determine immaturity:

• The coconut is full of fluid.
• The pericarp (outer husk) is soft and sappy, irrespective as to whether it is green, yellow or orange in colour.
• The flesh appears gelatinous (when the nut is opened) and not firm as in a normal, mature nut.
• The nut is incapable of germination.

Prayer nuts

• May only contain a cone of husk that covers the three eyes on top of the coconut.

Mature coconut with husk

Mature coconut husk removed

• Three eyes are completely visible.

Mature coconut displaying acceptable meristem

• Pore caps may fall away exposing white meristem. No active growth over 2cm. This is acceptable.

Mature coconut with unacceptable sprout

• Actively growing sprouts greater than 2cm are considered unacceptable