Who Can Get Benefits from Coconut Organic Nectar?

Coconut organic nectar, other alternative sweetener to replace common cane sugar that has many health benefits. Many articles on web nowadays discuss about organic nectar (especially agave nectar), but this article will focus only on coconut organic nectar, especially who can benefit from this fabulous natural food.

Among many choices of organic nectar (agave nectar or other palm nectar), coconut nectar may be one of the best. Gandhi had said like this;

“The juice of the coconut tree can be transformed into a sugar as soft as honey… Nature created this product such that it could not be processed in factories. Palm sugar can only be produced in palm tree habitats. Local populations can easily turn the nectar into coconut blossom sugar. It is a way to solve the world's poverty. It is also an antidote against misery.” Gandhi 3.5.1939

Mahatma Gandhi largely experimented with food; it was important to him. His personal diet was vegetarian and consisted of 1 liter of goat's milk; 150g wheat and rice; 75g leaf vegetables; 125g other vegetables; 25g lettuce; 40g ghee and 40-50g coconut blossom sugar.

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No wonder if Gandhi said that about coconut organic nectar. Many people beliefs that it may be one of the best natural sweeteners. It's 100% natural with very low process without any bleaching agent or preservatives or other chemicals. The coconut tree itself can just grow naturally in great number in tropical countries like Indonesia. Coconut trees have little known "pests", so they typically do not need any pesticide.

Coconut organic nectar is being tapped by coconut farmers by making wound in certain parts of coconut flower. This nectar is then processed to make crystallized coconut sugar, blocked coconut sugar or coconut syrup.

So, besides Gandhi, who else can benefit from coconut organic nectar?

Coconut organic nectar (sometimes also called as coconut sap) has high nutrient content, such as;

- Essential minerals (potassium, magnesium, zinc and iron)

- Vitamin B1, B2 and B6

- Essential amino acids

Moreover, it has a very low glycemic index and glycemic load, so coconut organic nectar will produce slow release energy, without regular blood glucose levels become too high or too low.

The last one may be the most important health benefit of coconut organic nectar. By maintaining blood glucose as well as insulin level in normal range, coconut organic nectar can help preventing and treating various health problems. Here are some of them;

- Obesity

As a low GI food, coconut organic nectar will be slowly digested and cause a gradual rise in blood glucose. It will keep you feeling satisfied and resulted in delaying the feeling of hunger between meals.

Just be careful when choosing many fat-free or low-fat foods available in the market over the last decades (such as rice cakes, processed cereals, snack chips, bagels and cookies). These foods tend to have a high glycemic index and may cause a pattern of overeating in some people.

- Cancer

Many researches have shown that there is a relation between high insulin levels and variety of cancer formation, including breast, colorectal, prostate and pancreas. There are also studies which show association between diet of high sugar, refined carbohydrates, high glycemic load and cancer development.

- Cardiovascular Disease

Avoid refined and high GI carbohydrates will significantly reduce the risk of heart disease. These type of foods increase blood insulin levels which then contribute to higher blood pressure, blood fats and tend to form dangerous clot that stay in blood stream.

- Hypoglycemia

People with hypoglycemia secrete too much insulin after eating, resulting in too much sugar that was removed from the blood. As the end result, the body may feel shaky, irritable, weak, dizzy, unable to concentrate and excessive feeling of hunger after few hours of eating. Low GI foods will make insulin to response slowly, because this kind of foods will raise blood sugar levels gradually. It will prevent the blood glucose to drop too low.

- Diabetes

Many studies have proven that consuming low glycemic index carbohydrates instead of high GI ones can help lower blood sugar levels in people who have diabetes. A low GI diet also helps preventing diabetes from ever developing in the first place. That's why; glycemix index diet becomes an important part of nutrition therapy for diabetes in New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Europe for many years.

However, due to its fabulous health benefits of coconut organic nectar, this natural sweetener is also good for those who don’t have health problems as listed above.