Chemistry of Tender Coconut Water from the Cuddalore Coastal Region in Tamil Nadu, India
Tender coconut water (TCW) is rich in nutrients, presenting low fat levels, and considered to be an excellent isotonic drink. To understand the chemistry of TCW, samples of TCW with 6–7 and 11–12 months of maturity were collected from the same coconut trees in different locations in the coastal Cudd...
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| author | Chidambaram, S. Singaraja, C. Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan Ganesan, M. Sundararajan, M. |
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| description | Tender coconut water (TCW) is rich in nutrients, presenting low fat levels, and considered to be an excellent isotonic drink. To understand the chemistry of TCW, samples of TCW with 6–7 and 11–12 months of maturity were collected from the same coconut trees in different locations in the coastal Cuddalore district. It was found that TCW is dominated by K+ among cations and by Cl- among anions. The pH of the TCW was acidic to neutral, with high electrical conductivity. Comparison of the TCW samples with drinking water standards show that the former contained certain ions more than the permissible limit. It was understood that the process of selective absorption by plants or by certain other chemical process taking place during the formation of kernel tissues would alter the chemical composition of coastal TCW in the Cuddalore district. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-397012017-09-13T15:05:24Z Chemistry of Tender Coconut Water from the Cuddalore Coastal Region in Tamil Nadu, India Chidambaram, S. Singaraja, C. Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan Ganesan, M. Sundararajan, M. Tamil Nadu electrical conductivity Tender coconut water major ions Tender coconut water (TCW) is rich in nutrients, presenting low fat levels, and considered to be an excellent isotonic drink. To understand the chemistry of TCW, samples of TCW with 6–7 and 11–12 months of maturity were collected from the same coconut trees in different locations in the coastal Cuddalore district. It was found that TCW is dominated by K+ among cations and by Cl- among anions. The pH of the TCW was acidic to neutral, with high electrical conductivity. Comparison of the TCW samples with drinking water standards show that the former contained certain ions more than the permissible limit. It was understood that the process of selective absorption by plants or by certain other chemical process taking place during the formation of kernel tissues would alter the chemical composition of coastal TCW in the Cuddalore district. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39701 10.1007/s11053-013-9203-y Springer restricted |
| spellingShingle | Tamil Nadu electrical conductivity Tender coconut water major ions Chidambaram, S. Singaraja, C. Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan Ganesan, M. Sundararajan, M. Chemistry of Tender Coconut Water from the Cuddalore Coastal Region in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title | Chemistry of Tender Coconut Water from the Cuddalore Coastal Region in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_full | Chemistry of Tender Coconut Water from the Cuddalore Coastal Region in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_fullStr | Chemistry of Tender Coconut Water from the Cuddalore Coastal Region in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemistry of Tender Coconut Water from the Cuddalore Coastal Region in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_short | Chemistry of Tender Coconut Water from the Cuddalore Coastal Region in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_sort | chemistry of tender coconut water from the cuddalore coastal region in tamil nadu, india |
| topic | Tamil Nadu electrical conductivity Tender coconut water major ions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39701 |