01-25-2021, 10:11 AM
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Coconut has long been a food and medicine partner for Thai lifestyle. Our Thai wisdom about coconuts is not inferior to other nations like India, Sri Lanka or the Philippines. Although the birthplace of the coconut is not in Thailand But on the island of Cocos (Cocos Island) in the Indian Ocean. This is the source of the scientific name of the coconut as Cocos nucifera L. and the common name in English as Coco Palm or Coco Tree.
However, elder Thai, we are very familiar with this tree in our own Thai language. Which has a different name in the local area as Coconut (Central region), Mak Un or Mak Un (North), Phrao (South), abbreviated (in Thai Malayu) or Dong (in the language of Surin), etc.
The Thai ancestors considered the coconut to be a tree from heaven. It is a blessing that the gods give to humans. No matter what human desire for sustenance Therefore, in the tradition of life of Thai people, coconut is used in the sacred ceremony, such as marriage to a new house.
In the dharma way, the coconut tree is a symbol of "Nirvana" as the southern lullaby that "Coconut Nanikae Stand prominently in the middle of the sea of wax The rain doesn't need thunder. "All this is a trick of the ancient people who wanted their children to plant coconuts to use in every household. Thais therefore bonded with coconut from being in the womb until death.
That is, young coconut water is a tonic for pregnancy. (For pregnant women over 5 months) and for mothers and babies Nalikae Coconut Water (Name a type of coconut With a small yellow or orange fruit) is a drug Helps breast milk flow out well. And is also a good pediatric treatment aid And when death still uses coconut water to wash your face Cleansing and cleansing before traveling to the Hereafter.
Different parts of the coconut, from coconut shoots, water, shell meat, fruit peel, tree bark down to coconut roots. All have medicinal properties Which may be discussed in the next time But now I want to talk about the issue that has been making headlines in a recent newspaper on the use of coconut oil as a weight loss drug. Do not think that you can sell the coconuts in the garden.
Today most Thai people use palm oil. Soybean oil Even sunflower oil, rice bran oil, corn oil In cooking, both fried and fried until forgetting that the vegetable oil used in traditional Thai cooking Is coconut oil and coconut milk, because before the Thai people did not have palm oil Or soybean oil
Thai food, both savory and sweet, cannot be without coconut milk. Of course, coconut milk, when heated, is converted into coconut oil, more or less. Thai people have been consuming coconut milk and coconut oil for many generations. Which rarely consume other vegetable oils But there is no problem with obesity and worrisome
Until when the initial nutrition information was announced that Coconut oil and coconut milk contain higher saturated fatty acids than all vegetable oils. Should not be consumed as an ajin Because it will cause high blood fat It has adverse health effects such as high blood pressure. Blood vessels in the brain Or in the heart So modern consumers hate coconut milk. And coconut oil Turn to consumption of vegetable oils containing unsaturated fatty acids agent.
True, coconut oil contains saturated fatty acids (Saturated Futty acid) up to 73%, followed by palm oil contains 50% of saturated fatty acids, but this does not mean that. Other types of vegetable oils such as soybean oil There will be no saturated fatty acids. Only less than about 15%
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