Coconut sugar: chemical analysis and nutritional profile; health impacts; safety and quality control; food industry applications

A Saraiva, C Carrascosa, F Ramos, D Raheem… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Consumers often wish to substitute refined sugar with alternative sweeteners, such as
coconut sugar, given growing interest in healthy eating and the public's negative perception …

A nitric oxide burst at the shoot apex triggers a heat-responsive pathway in Arabidopsis

NY He, LS Chen, AZ Sun, Y Zhao, SN Yin, FQ Guo - Nature plants, 2022 - nature.com
When confronted with heat stress, plants depend on the timely activation of cellular defences
to survive by perceiving the rising temperature. However, how plants sense heat at the …

Coconut sugar-a potential storehouse of nutritive metabolites, novel bio-products and prospects

KB Hebbar, SV Ramesh, DK Ghosh, PPS Beegum… - Sugar Tech, 2022 - Springer
Coconut sugar is prepared by concentration of inflorescence sap, popularly called as neera
or Kalparasa®, collected by tapping the unopened coconut spadix. The sap in its original …

Coconut sugar derived from coconut inflorescence sap lowers systolic blood pressure and arterial stiffness in middle-aged and older adults: a pilot study

NA Carlini, S Romanowski… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Nutraceutical-based interventions hold promise to reduce blood pressure (BP) and arterial
stiffness, which are two cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. However, the effects of …

Synergetic Effect of Fermented Coconut Inflorescence Sap for the Production of Virgin Coconut Oil

R Pandiselvam, AT Akshay… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study aimed to optimize the process parameters for the production of virgin coconut oil
(VCO) by exploring the use of aerobic fermented neera (coconut inflorescence sap) at …

Determining key factors affecting coconut sap quality after harvesting

J Wiboonsirikul, P Ongkunaruk, P Poonpan - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The production of coconut sap beverages faces a challenge with the quality of the incoming
coconut sap sourced from farmers. The clarification of pivotal factors influencing the quality …

Season and genotype effect on whole plant water use efficiency of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) seedlings grown in a hydroponic system

KB Hebbar, S Kannan, S Neenu, SV Ramesh - Scientia Horticulturae, 2022 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to understand the influence of climatic factors on nutrient use, and
whole plant water use efficiency (WUE) of hydroponically grown coconut seedlings. Two …

Emerging Technologies for Processing and Preservation of Coconut Inflorescence Sap

K Baskaran, M Radhakrishnan - … of Coconut Products: Recent Trends and …, 2024 - Springer
Coconut inflorescence sap or neera is an abundant source of nutrient-rich compounds and a
highly perishable drink. Owing to the inclusion of native microbiota, it is very prone to …

Bio-nutritional Constituents of Coconut

SV Ramesh, S Praveen - Coconut-Based Nutrition and Nutraceutical …, 2024 - Springer
The coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) palm, belonging to the Arecaceae family, is known for its
multi-fold utilities among other fruits. Coconut products are highly recognized in various …

The forgotten wine: understanding the fermentation and composition of palm wine

IN Sumerta, X Ruan, K Howell - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage that has existed for centuries and has important
economic and socio-culture values in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. Palm wine is …