Water of coconut: Nutritional and functional properties and processing

Authors

  • Joelia Marques de Carvalho Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Geraldo Arraes Maia Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Paulo Henrique Machado de Sousa Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Geraldo Arraes Maia Junior Faculdades Integradas do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2006v27n3p437

Keywords:

Cocus nucifera L., Functional properties, Preservation, Stability.

Abstract

This review presents the important aspects of the coconut water, such as its chemical composition, nutritional value and functional properties, which allied to its sweetened taste, turned it into a much appreciated beverage, favoring the increase of its consumption. It also reports the types of commercialization of the coconut water and the related aspects of the industrialization of the coconut water, balancing the offer of green coconut along the year. The important factors during the industrialization of the coconut water were emphasized and the researches that have been accomplished for the extension of its shelf life, obtaining products that maintain as much as possible its original sensorial characteristics.

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Author Biographies

Joelia Marques de Carvalho, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Ms em Tecnologia de Alimentos, Bolsista (FUNCAP), Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Caixa Postal 12168, CEP 60356-000, Fortaleza - CE, fone/fax: (85) 3366-9752.

Geraldo Arraes Maia, Universidade Federal do Ceará

PhD em Ciência dos Alimentos (University of Arizona), Professor do Depto. de Tecnologia de Alimentos da UFC, Caixa Postal12168, CEP 60356-000, Fortaleza - CE, fone/fax: (85) 3366-9752.

Paulo Henrique Machado de Sousa, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Doutorando em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Bolsista CNPq, MSc em Tecnologia deAlimentos (UFC).

Geraldo Arraes Maia Junior, Faculdades Integradas do Ceará

Estudante de graduação em Educação Física, Faculdades Integradas do Ceará (FIC).

Published

2006-06-30

How to Cite

Carvalho, J. M. de, Maia, G. A., Sousa, P. H. M. de, & Maia Junior, G. A. (2006). Water of coconut: Nutritional and functional properties and processing. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 27(3), 437–452. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2006v27n3p437

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