These fruit are still young and will be harvested in just a few weeks. Once harvested, these young, or green, coconuts can be harvested and opened to provide a refreshing drink because they are still filled with sweet and refreshing liquid endosperm. Fresh coconut water has an incredibly refreshing flavor, thirst quenching taste and usable fats for the active physical body. As well, many roadside vendors in the tropics offer green coconuts for sale to travelers so as to refresh their bodies and minds. People often confuse coconut milk with coconut water.
Coconut water is the liquid substance within the nut.
The meat of a coconut is the fleshy, often jelly like substance, that coats the inside of the nut. Coconut milk is a blend of coconut water and the scrapings of the coconut meat. The milk is a good source of iron and contains Calcium, phosphorus, protein and vitamins.