Green skin
The smooth skin that protects the fruit. It stays green while the coconut is young and full of water, and turns brown as it ripens on the tree.
Fun facts
Coconut makes for good conversation.
Where the water comes from, why the coconut has a face, how it helped doctors in World War II and how many sachets fit in a backpack. Tap, play and find out.
- 37ml
of concentrate in each sachet
- 500ml
of coconut water, at most, from one sachet
- 12months
shelf life unopened, no fridge
- 20+ years
of research to get the process right
- 100%
of the husk put to use
Inside the coconut
Tap each layer.
A green coconut has five parts, and each one has a purpose. Pick one to see what it does.
Fiber
It's the bulkiest part of the green coconut and the heaviest in the trash: in a landfill, it would take 12 to 20 years to break down. At IDCoco, it becomes energy briquettes, growing media for gardens and even car seat stuffing.
Hard shell
In a green coconut it's still thin. In a dry coconut it gets as hard as wood, and that's where the three little holes that look like a face show up. That face gave the fruit its name.
Meat
In a green coconut it's a thin, soft layer, almost like jelly. Over the months, some of the water turns into meat. That's why a dry coconut has lots of meat and little water.
Water
This is where IDCoco comes from. The factory removes the H₂O through controlled evaporation and keeps the rest in a 37 ml sachet. At your place, the mineral water goes back in and the coconut is whole again.
Where the name comes from
The coconut has a face.
When Portuguese sailors reached the shores of the Indian Ocean at the end of the 15th century, they noticed that the base of the dry fruit has three little holes arranged like two eyes and a mouth.
They named the fruit coco, the word used for the bogeyman's grinning face in stories told to children. The nickname stuck, crossed the sea and became the fruit's name in almost every language.
Of the three little holes, only one is soft. That's where the sprout comes out when the coconut germinates.
Myth or fact
How much do you know about coconuts?
Seven statements. Pick an answer for each and see how many you got right at the end.
Hydration calculator
How much of your day comes from coconut?
Enter your weight, how long you train and how hard. The calculator estimates your daily water, the minerals you lose in sweat and what IDCoco sachets give back.
Intensity
Weather
IDCoco sachets today
| Lost in sweat | From the sachets | |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 0.8 L | 1 L |
| Sodium | 720 mg | 90 mg |
| Potassium | 160 mg | 1,336 mg |
General estimate: 35 ml of water per kilo of body weight, plus workout sweat (about 0.5 L per hour for light, 0.8 L for moderate and 1.2 L for intense, 30% more on a hot day). Each liter of sweat carries away about 900 mg of sodium and 200 mg of potassium on average; the sachet values come from the label. Your meals during the day also replace these minerals. Sweat, climate and health vary from person to person; for advice tailored to you, talk to a health professional.
Hydration challenge
Keep your day in the green.
A whole day in 40 seconds. The sun, your workout and the heat drain your water and your minerals. Tap Water or IDCoco at the right time and keep both bars in the green zone.
07:00 Start of the day
In the green 0%
Ready for the day?
Water replaces the body's water. But sweat also carries away minerals, and water alone doesn't give them back. IDCoco gives back both.
Coconut in history
When saline ran out, coconut stepped in.
In World War II, on islands in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, British and Japanese doctors put coconut water straight into the veins of wounded soldiers, because they had run out of IV saline.
While the coconut is sealed, the water inside has never touched the air and is sterile. It holds water, sugars and dissolved minerals. That's what made it usable as emergency hydration, drop by drop, straight from the fruit.
The first medical studies on it date from the early 1940s, and the topic still shows up in emergency medicine research.
Coconut water is rich in potassium, has magnesium and calcium and little sodium. The minerals are dissolved in the water, just like in our body fluids, which is why it hydrates so well after heat and exercise.
Not exactly. You often hear that coconut water has the same makeup as blood, but the recipe is different: blood plasma has much more sodium, and coconut water has about ten times more potassium.
That's why it was an emergency fix, not a substitute. Today, IV hydration is always done with hospital saline. In a glass, though, coconut water is still unbeatable.
Ways to drink it
Where the sachet goes with you.
Since it doesn't need a fridge, you can keep one in your purse, your backpack or your desk drawer.
At the gym
Pour IDCoco into a bottle, top up with cold water and shake. Ready for the end of your workout.
On ice
IDCoco in the glass, ice and water on top. If you like it sweeter, use less water.
At the beach
No cooler, and no coconut husks to haul home at the end of the day.
At work
A sachet in your drawer takes care of the afternoon. IDCoco in the bottle, filtered water on top.
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