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Fun Fruit Facts

Hey kids, here are some interesting things you may not know.

Coconut water is a 'cool' drink, so keep it in the fridge!

Coconuts grow on a tree called a coconut palm.

The 'nut' of the coconut is not really a nut at all. It is in fact a huge seed.

Coconut water is the clear liquid found inside young drinking coconuts, which are harvested when they are between 6 and 9 months old. A young coconut will contain about 2 cups of water.

There are about 20 billion coconuts harvested worldwide each year.

Coconut water is a really good sports drink, as it contains electrolytes, which naturally replenish your body's fluids after exercising.

The coconut water is very like our own blood plasma and is used in some developing countries for medical purposes instead of saline.

Dole Fresh Drinking Coconuts are grown in the Philippines and are harvested by hand.

Coconut water is very pure, as it is filtered through the tree fibres as it is drawn up from the ground.