Super-Delicious Coconut Milk is Best Milk to Consume

Coconut milk is made from a combination of the coconut juice (water) and the white coconut flesh. Coconut milk is truly delicious and is full of super-healthy nutrition. Furthermore, coconut milk is non-fattening compared to dairy milk.

In the past it was thought that coconut oil was bad for health because of the saturated coconut fat. This past research was often based on hydrogenated coconut oil, rather than virgin coconut oil. This gave a false impression that coconuts where fattening and bad for health. In particular, it was not realized that some saturated fats can make you fat while others get broken down to unsaturated fats or used as energy, depending on their molecular structure.

Virtually all the latest research shows that coconuts are full of healthy nutrients. Nearly a third of the white coconut flesh is technically classed as saturated. But this saturated fat is mostly made up of MCFA's (these are fats that get burnt up as energy rather than being stored as body fat). Hence, coconut food is increasingly used in weight-loss diets.

Furthermore around 50% of these MCFA's are made up of lauric acid, the most important essential fatty acid in building and maintaining the body's immune system. Apart from coconut oil, the only other source of lauric acid found in such high concentrations is human milk.

Coconut milk provides an excellent source of nutrition in any weight loss regime because the saturated fat is made up of short-and medium-chain fatty acids that are easily and quickly assimilated by the body - they are not stored as fat in the body like the long chain fatty acids in dairy products.

'One of the remarkable things about coconut oil is that it can help you lose weight.' Dr. Mary G. Enig, (Ph.D. in nutritional sciences), USA.

'In tests, animals which ate just a little pure unsaturated oil were fat, and animals which ate a lot of coconut oil were lean. The anti-obesity effect of coconut oil is clear.' Dr. Raymond Peat (scientist and biochemist), USA.

So although high in saturated fat, coconut milk is a good source of nutrition in any weight loss regime because the fat mostly gets burnt as energy instead of being stored as fat. It is highly nutritious, good for your bones, and it helps build up a strong immune system to fight off disease and illness.

Much of the research and published studies is clearly showing that coconuts are super-rich in many vitamins, minerals, and health promoting oils.

Making coconut milk at home is quick and easy once you know how, and no special apparatus is required. When you experience the cool, luxurious, super-delicious taste of coconut milk you will always want to have it.