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- Coconuts are the fruit of the coconut tree.
- A coconut is used in the preparation of food, especially in the Indian state of Kerala.
- A coconut has a spherical shape with a hard outer covering.
- Inside the covering, there is coconut water and the white fleshy part.
- The coconut water is sweet, and we can drink it.
- The fleshy white part can be grated and is used to make curry, pudding, and desserts.
- Coconut milk can be extracted from the grated coconut by squeezing it.
- Payasam, a sweet dessert, is made using coconut milk.
- The coconut can be dried, and the coconut oil extracted from the dried coconut is used for cooking and skin moisturizing.
- Coconuts are high in manganese, which is good for our bone health.
