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The edible insides of a coconut are merely called " meat ", just as we say the flesh of an orange or tangerine.
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What is meant by 'white meat' of coconuts?
The meat of a coconut is the white and fleshy edible part of the coconut, usually scooped out of the coconut with a spoon. What we buy in a bag labeled as "coconut" in the store is actually the meat of a coconut.
What is dried coconut meat?
Coconut meat is the white-ish stuff inside the ripe coconut. Coconuts have an outer husk, a shell, and meat when mature. When they are still immature the insides are liquid (coconut milk) and as they mature, the coconut milk starts to turn into the coconut "meat" or "flesh". It is being used, in a sense, like the term walnut "meat" referring to the edible part of the nut (coincidentally also in a shell).
What do you do with coconut meat?
Eat it :)
What is coconut meat?
Coconut meat is the white part of the coconut inside the coconut. For most people this is the only way they know coconut, the coconut meat. The actual fruit is a hard shelled nut with "milk" inside the center of the nut. The "meat" is the white sweet edges of the inside of the shell.
What is the white eatable inside of the coconut called?
The white eatable inside of a coconut is the coconut meat.
Which tissue in husk of coconut?
Sclerenchyma
What is coconut pulp?
The fibrous material left of the coconut meat after the milk is squeezed out of it.
What does it mean when coconut meat is pink?
No. All coconuts I have seen have a white flesh.
What goodness is in coconut meat?
There's a lot of fat in coconut meat, and not many minerals/vitamins to make it worth eating for nutritional purposes. But it does taste nice.
What color is coconut?
Coconut milk is clear but if you press the flesh it turns white.
What is flaked coconut?
White coconut meat that has been dried and shaved--usually sold sweetened in bags.
Does the cavity inside a coconut contain milk?
No, it contains "coconut water". Depending on the age of the coconut, it may be slightly milky or more watery, but it's not milk or even "coconut milk", which is made from the meat of the coconut.
