Reason: If fresh coconut is preserved for a long time, the coconut skin will deteriorate or even become moldy, which will affect the coconut juice inside over time and lose a lot of nutrition.

Coconut preservation:

1. Peeled and tender coconut: without preservatives, the shelf life is generally only 3-5 days. It takes about 8- 10 days to use preservatives. But if you use preservatives, soak them in chemicals.

2. Peeled old coconuts: If preservatives are not added, the shelf life is about 20-30 days, and some can be kept for more than two months, depending on the preservation environment. Usually it doesn't last that long in wet places.

The whole coconut can be refrigerated in the refrigerator for up to 2 months. After opening, coconut meat can only be kept fresh in the refrigerator for a few days. If coconut meat is twisted into filaments with a chopping board and frozen in a fresh-keeping bag, the storage time can reach 8- 10 months.

Extended information: 1. Chinese medicine believes that coconut meat is sweet and flat, and has the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, killing insects and eliminating malnutrition; Coconut juice is sweet and warm, which has the effect of promoting body fluid and promoting diuresis.

2. Coconut meat contains protein and carbohydrates; Coconut oil contains sugar, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and vitamin C, etc. Coconut juice contains many nutrients, such as sugar, glucose, sucrose, protein, fat, vitamin B, vitamin C, trace elements and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. It can be seen that coconut is a good product for both medicine and food.