Coconut

[Mark Rawlinson]

I am confused about this. Today I got a small coconut (out of the reduced section) and thought it would be good for me. I got home and read up on it and it was so complicated as to if it is or not, low GI yet super high in fats
I am talking about the coconut meat not the water or the cream or dried desiccated stuff, any one enlighten me about this please

 

[lovinglife]

Coconut meat is very good for you, I sometimes buy it from M&S in a little tub when I’m travelling. Low carb, full of excellent fats, great source of fibre, everything from a coconut is good, here’s the nutrition panel from Tesco website, if you are concerned about calories yes it’s on the high side, but it takes a lot of effort to eat 100g because of the high fats it will you quickly & for longer. I can only eat a couple of pieces at a time.

ypical Values	Per 100g	1/2 a typical coconut (100g)
Energy	1508kJ / 366kcal	1508kJ / 366kcal
Fat	36.0g	36.0g
Saturates	31.4g	31.4g
Carbohydrate	3.7g	3.7g
Sugars	3.7g	3.7g
Fibre	7.3g	7.3g
Protein	3.2g	3.2g
Salt	0.04g	0.04g

 

[Resurgam]

coconut seems to be good - I use it in desserts, cooking and baking, desiccated and made flour fine, and once in a while I buy a whole one - I have boring and cracking tools in the camper van.
I can't see any reason to look at GI or GL as they don't seem to make any difference. I put the bags of desiccated and powder in the freezer to keep the oil fresh.

 

[KennyA]

I am confused about this. Today I got a small coconut (out of the reduced section) and thought it would be good for me. I got home and read up on it and it was so complicated as to if it is or not, low GI yet super high in fats
I am talking about the coconut meat not the water or the cream or dried desiccated stuff, any one enlighten me about this please

In my view it's fine for T2 because it's high in fat and relatively low in carb. Unlike carb, fat is not digested to glucose.