Romulo Arancon, executive director of the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, says using coconuts to produce fuel cuts down on the high cost of importing fossil fuels. The eco-friendly fuel is not only cheaper but also releases a minimal amount of CO2.
Plus, coconut-based diesel oil is also said to smell much better than the traditional variety. Embedded at the top of this page is a Deutsche Welle video by Kerstin Schweizer showcasing a project that is an example of using plant waste to protect the climate. Nature provides us with the a variety of natural resources to spur innovation, and all right at our doorstep: sugar cane remnants are saved from the trash heap and turned into eco-friendly plastic, bamboo becomes an ideal building material because it re-grows faster than any tree, and coconut is a multi-purpose star, used for everything from medicine to green fuel.
All it takes is a little imagination and inspiration. Across the world, people are protecting the environment by using resources in a smart and eco-friendly way. In Cambodia, traditional coal is being replaced by eco-friendly briquettes made from coconut shells. In the last 40 years, forest cover has shrunk from 70 percent to just 3 percent.
Coconut shells can be used as a material to produce briquettes, and no trees have to be felled to access them, either. Coconut shell briquettes are still in the early phase of development, and the product remains largely unknown. Science of cooking with brown butter. What is the Maillard Reaction? What are the effects of the Maillard Reaction during cooking? How is heat transferred during cooking? What are inverted sugars?
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Science of Hydrocolloids in Cooking. Toggle navigation Science of Cooking. Coconuts -- Origin, Fruit and Uses. Image from fundaj. Origins and Cultivation The origins of this plant are the subject of debate with some authorities claiming it is native to southeast Asia, while others claim its origin is in north-western South America. The fruit Botanically, a coconut is a simple dry fruit known as a fibrous drupe not a true nut.
Uses All parts of the coconut palm are useful, and the trees have a comparatively high yield up to 75 "nuts" per year ; it therefore has significant economic value. Uses of the various parts of the palm include: The white, fleshy part of the seed is edible and used fresh or dried desiccated in cooking. The cavity is filled with "coconut water" containing sugars which are used as a refreshing drink, and in the making of the gelatinous dessert Nata de Coco.
Coconut Oil You have lots of options here, depending on what you want to use it for. Mainly, you can buy virgin or refined coconut oil. Unrefined virgin coconut oil can be used to cook in temps up to degrees Fahrenheit F and can applied to your skin and hair.
Find coconut oil next to other cooking oils at grocery or natural foods stores. Coconut Milk Coconut milk can be bought in a can, and you have the option of full- or reduced-fat, depending on your dietary goals. Make sure that the brand you buy is free of added ingredients. Ideally, coconut milk contains just coconut and water. The cans can be stored unopened in your pantry.
Find them in the global area of the grocery store. Canned coconut milk usually used in cooking is different from coconut beverages, which are a nondairy alternative to milk. Look for unsweetened varieties. These are usually found in the refrigerated section or packaged in a shelf-stable box in the aisle with other nondairy milks like almond and soy.
When opened, they need to be refrigerated. Coconut Water You have a lot of options when shopping for coconut water, and it mainly comes down to your taste preference. However, look for beverages with no added sugar. Some flavored versions contain the no-calorie sweetener stevia.
You can often find these in the refrigerated case. Coconut Flour Look for coconut flour as a new addition to the other flours at the grocery store. You can also easily buy bags online. Store flour in a cool dry place. Keep in a cool, dry place in your pantry. In fact, 1 tbsp of coconut oil has 13 g of fat, 11 of which are saturated. Butter, on the other hand, packs If your doctor has advised you to cut down on saturated fat, coconut is not going to be your go-to cooking oil.
Making houses from palm leaves may not be the best option—as they can't survive extreme weather conditions and there are safety concerns—but in many places, people still rely on this tree to create shelter. And coconut leaves aren't only helpful for humans. Did you know that coconut leaves are one of the favorite foods of elephants?
Coconut leaves have thick sticks that can be used to make brooms for your home! It is really easy to assemble the sticks together and tie them with a thread to make the broom.
People make coconut brooms for both domestic and commercial use. Many parts of the coconut tree can serve as inexpensive fuel for fires. Coconut husks, shells, leaves, leaf stems, and flower stems are used for fires in traditional kitchens. In places with many coconut trees, finding the wood for fire is an easy and inexpensive task.
Coconut flowers have many medicinal uses. They are an ingredient in many traditional remedies, especially medicines for new mothers. In the Philippines, among the so many trees, the coconut trees have so many uses from its leaves which are used packaging for hanging rice, the sticks of leaves are made into broomstick, its coconut shells are polished inside and out and used as packaging for Kalamay, and the husks are used as scrubbing tools especially for wooden floors, and the coconut trunk as durable building materials for house and for furniture, and the coconut wine which are favorite beverages among people in the countryside.
I was once diagnosed that I had a kidney stone but after drinking Coconut Water every day I felt so much better and the kidney stone was totally gone. After the coconuts have fallen from the tree the part that acted as a navel attachment, is on the branchlet. There are many of these on woody branchlet. I find them when they have fallen from the tree and dried.
The "navel" looks like a flower with a round center surrounded by petals. I cut these from the branch they are attached to, at their base, so they have a "stem". I then paint them to look like fowers and arrange them in a vase. The stems that do not have "flowers" still are useable just as interesting sticks in an arrangement. I have painted those to look like a stalk of flower buds. The stalk that holds the coconuts in a bunch can be used as a toothbrush. Cut it off the coconut, pound it to separate it and make it into a brush.
The liquid hardens the gym preventing soft guns. After brushing chew on mint leaves to freshen your breath. Thank you so much!!! I can't tell you how much I needed this information for my project on coconut trees. It's the best article I have ever read it contains every information about coconut tree It is a valuable source of income as its plantation and growth does not need too much of care or watering. Thank you ,this is a very good maybe I Wil say excellent article this helps me do my project in Filipino I really really really love it.
This was a useful and beautiful hub, VioletteRose. I have recently become a fan of coconut oil and its versatility. Thank you so much for reading and commenting Swisstoons! I know about oil pulling using sesame oil, but didn't know about the use of coconut oil for the same. Thanks so much for mentioning that. One use for coconut oil not covered here is the Ayurvedic practice of "oil pulling.
The oil pulls toxins not only from the tissues of the mouth, but from the entire body. If you have sore gums, you will notice the positive effect almost immediately. But a couple words of warning might be in order. As toxins are removed via the oral tissues, you might experience a "healing crisis" of sorts; some slight nausea or wooziness.
Also and this is important to bear in mind , among the toxins being leeched out is mercury
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