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.
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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.
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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.
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Prayer nuts |
- May only contain a cone of husk that covers the three eyes on top of the coconut.
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Mature coconut with husk |
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Mature coconut husk removed |
- Three eyes are completely visible.
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Mature coconut displaying acceptable meristem |
- Pore caps may fall away exposing white meristem. No active growth over 2cm. This is acceptable.
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Mature coconut with unacceptable sprout
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- Actively growing sprouts greater than 2cm are considered unacceptable
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