Coconut is one of the most useful tree in our nature. It can be use from top to bottom, meaning, all parts of it are useful and usable. Coconuts also have so many uses, thus, it can be use in the field of medicine, cooking, constructions and more. If you happen to be stranded in one of the many Pacific Islands, eating coconut fruit will enable you to survive for months until you get a rescue. This situation was proven by Bear Grylls, the presenter of Discovery Channel's "Man vs Wild" series. Here in the Philippines, a delicious "Adobo sa Gatang Talong" will not be made without the coconut milk. And lots of other delicious Philippine dishes contain coconut milk as one of the main ingredient. Some experts said that the palm coconut tree originated from the Americas while the oldest modern coconut trees originated from India and Australia. Now for this top ten list, I visited various websites and gathered some important and useful facts about the Coconut Tree. Have some time to read the 10 facts below.TOP : 10
Coconut Fact : Coconuts are part of the daily diets of many people.
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| Delicious coconut flan |
TOP : 9
Coconut Fact : A tall coconut palm tree can yield up to 75 fruits per year.
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| Coconut fruits |
TOP : 8
Coconut Fact : It takes around 6,000 full-grown coconuts to produce a tonne of copra.
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| Copra production in Capiz, Philippines |
TOP : 7
Coconut Fact : The number of roots of a coconut tree shows its age, thus, 3,600 roots is about 60 to 70 years old.
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| Coconut roots |
TOP : 6
Coconut Fact : The oldest fossils known of the modern coconut dating from the Eocene period from around 37 to 55 million years ago were found in Australia and India.
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| Coconut fossil |
TOP : 5
Coconut Fact : Coconut palms are grown in more than 80 countries of the world, with a total production of 61 million tonnes per year.
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| Coconut palm tree |
TOP : 4
Coconut Fact : Philippines is top coconut producer in 2010 having 19,500,000 tonnes of coconut production.
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| Coconut industry in the Philippines |
TOP : 3
Coconut Fact : In Sanskrit coconut is named as "kalpa vriksha" which means "the tree which provides all the necessities of life". In Malay it is named as "pokok seribu guna", meaning, "the tree of a thousand uses" and in Philippines it is called as the "tree of life".
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| Coconut - "The Tree of Life" |
TOP : 2
Coconut Fact : Coconut oil is used to make mouthwash.
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| Coconut oil use for mouthwash |
TOP : 1
Coconut Fact : All parts of a coconut tree are useful.
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| Coconut uses |
Data Sources :
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.faostat.fao.org
Photos Sources :
- www.alldayidreamaboutfood.com
- www.hxcorp.com.vn
- www.www.capizdateline.com
- www.ambergristoday.com
- www.dinosaurpalaeo.wordpress.com
- www.floridahillnursery.com
- www.newsinfo.inquirer.net
- www.travel-studies.com
- www.healthimpactnews.com
- www.anshex.com
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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