Part II: Brown vs. White Coconut- The easiest way to open a mature (brown) coconut

You'll learn how to choose, open and render the coconut water and meat of a mature (brown) coconut. You'll see the difference between a young (white) coconut and a mature (brown) coconut, as I explain and show the meat and water from both.
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If you missed part I, you'll want to go back and watch that as I explain (and show) how to choose, open, and render the water and meat of a young coconut. Part 1 link: • Part I: White (Young) ...
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[@rbrice1981]

When you open your coconut - listen very carefully when the puncture occurs. If you hear a hiss, that may indicate that carbon dioxide is escaping. Carbon dioxide occurs during fermentation - the sugars from the coconut water have turned into alcohol. This can be a sign that the coconut has gone rotten and should be discarded. Do not try to drink fermented coconut water.

[@garypeternolan]

Robert Rice why Not sure being Fermented is Healthy same as fermenting and vegetable or fruit

[@CuriousCat777]

Umm if it’s fermented then the water is healthier. Those are the lucky coconuts. Tastes great. Like a coconut soda!

[@richardwu9013]

@@CuriousCat777 @Gary Nolan Sorry to burst your bubble. It depends on the type of bacteria or yeast fermenting the coconut water. Sure, you can get your common baker's yeast (produces CO2), which won't harm you, but you can get nasty things such as Salmonella, E. Coli (certain strains are not good and should not be ingested), Listeria, etc. These are all facultative anaerobes (can switch to fermentation if not given oxygen such as on the inside of a coconut), and produce CO2 (only if the bacteria in hand use the ethanol pathway) (the bubbles) and also exotoxins such as Shiga toxin (O157 E. Coli), and each bacteria's respective toxins. In addition to these bacteria, in that oxygen-free environment, there are obligate anaerobic bacteria such as Clostridium botulinum (doesn't produce CO2 but can coexist with the above bacteria), the one and only cause of botulism (think paralyzed breathing, total muscle failure, heart failure, brain death). C. botulinum lives in (you guessed it) poorly packaged canned food, and pertaining to our current discussion, bad coconuts. While it does taste great and you may have had no problem so far with those coconuts, there is a substantial risk that it's actually not yeast that you're dealing with (you can't just whip out a microscope and see what organism it is, that's impractical and you would need a lot of other steps such as staining to see the microbes). It could be terrible bacteria that you ingest, such as the ones above, and you may either feel fine, to slight discomfort, to diarrhea, to a trip to the hospital. If you don't trust all that relatively preliminary science and stay in the anti-vax/healing crystal/essential oil mindset, you can take it from me: I experienced an "unlucky" coconut in a trip to Hainan. It was 2 days before I experienced any symptoms: then on the plane ride back I couldn't even lift my head because I lost so much water from diarrhea. Listen to Robert Rice. The laws of nature will it so.

[@jessicapollard7955]

I just bought a coconut for the first time today and after trying to crack it open with a knife, ended up asking my husband to crack it on the patio. It worked, but I wish I had watched this video first haha.

[@soniaguzman7327]

I love coconut and I learned a lot of things that I didn't know about coconuts from your videos. Thanks!

[@subStuff]

Thanks, you explain stuff soooo well.

[@karentrachtenberg3922]

This has been a truly informative and helpful video. Thanks for posting!

[@xino_z]

What a great video, thank you for being very clear and for demonstrating your methods clearly along with your reasons for using them. A+

[@geoffy8245]

it looks so good.....

[@Ebojorquez66]

Wow! What an awesome review.. Thanks.

[@normancharles2523]

Good information, thank you.

[@LifeofPania]

Thanks a lot. Very helpful

[@batmanflowers9036]

You gave great instructions and I can't wait to open my coconut. I bought a young coconut because they look less intimidating in the store, but next time I will try a mature one. Thank you! I'm excited to try all the components of a fresh coconut. I've only tried processed versions of coconut, like coconut milk in a can, coconut water, or dried coconut. I've never liked the taste of store bought coconut water, so I hope fresh tastes much better. I plan to drink the water, and use the meat in a smoothie.

[@healthnutnation]

Thanks! I'll give it a try!

[@Moving_Forward247]

thanks for a great tutorial!

[@ardentdfender4116]

Oh and as someone that grew up in the islands of the a Caribbean. Young Coconuts are PRIZED for their Juice which is much sweeter as well the young Coconut Jelly which we love to eat as is scooping it out the young shell. As we say back in my home island Coconut Jelly! Older Coconuts juice not as sweet just more Fleshy and for making Coconut Milk. But the funniest thing of all is that growing up as a kid back home in the Caribbean most people picked and used Younger a Coconuts than the much older ones. I think they just exported the older Coconuts off the islands to places that had no Coconuts which is funny.

[@PandaPowerable]

Great video thank you! I will buy a coconut next time I go shopping now that I feel that I will be actually able to open one! :)

[@absolutelilly]

Thank you! This was really informative. I love coconuts and want to buy a whole one but I don't know anything about them

[@Lavenderrose73]

Man I so want to try a young coconut. I've never had them, but next time I see coconuts at the store I'll be on it like a cat on a mouse!

[@joliejohnson1098]

Thanks ❤

[@sharonlong8447]

Never seen a young white coconut before, must have a look for one in my store!

[@blazethereshiram]

coconuts are awesome i love coconuts!

[@MrSophia1]

..... superrrrr :) thank you my dear :)

[@finsouttv]

I think I'm in love

[@IsabelaCarvalhoSantos-jy2hx]

great video! have you mixed the pulp and the water of the young coconut to drink all together?

[@MommaAyah]

Hi Alison...what coconut did you use for the coconut butter? is it the old coconut? Love you videos :) Thanks

[@fatihsaeed8078]

Open the mature coconut with one heavy blow creating a straight cut by hitting across the line that runs between the eyes.

[@PeeteyP]

I never saw young coconuts when I lived in California. Now that I live in Taiwan, young coconuts are about all you see, though I have see old ones recently in some supermarkets.

[@dannyjingu]

I have seen a few at various Asian markets.

[@xome1care]

Can fresh mature coconut meat used to make butter? Directly after cutting out or do we need to dry it first? Thanks so much for the video, really helpful ..

[@kyletylutki4241]

What the name instrumental song intro ?

[@ozgundemirr]

if you take your time and hammer more lightly, youll just crack open the shell and will be able to take the whole meat a s a ball undamages. No need to use the knife afterwards..

[@healthnutnation]

I'd love a solution to prying the meat out with a knife, so I'll give your technique a try. thanks!

[@ozgundemirr]

HealthNutNation you're welcome. Just do lighter hits, rather than 3-5 hard hits, 15-20 circular hits so you can clear the shell by pieces

[@sashabrooks3757]

the mature cucanut isgood to shred then dry and apply to the top of a smoothie or milkshake

[@vanglirajan]

where do you get those brown coconuts..I see only grey or dark color coconuts in shops.

[@healthnutnation]

+Vangli Rajan The coconuts you see may not have been husked yet. I know that in other parts of the world, our "old/mature" coconuts are undesirable and not sold in markets....

[@mikeg.1190]

WHERE do you get the young coconuts? I live on the East Coast/New England, I have NEVER seen a young coconut in a supermarket! OR health food store , for that matter!

[@healthnutnation]

+Mike G. Really? I'd think they'd have them at Asian or Indian markets at least.

[@nooraliladhani8854]

no coment

[@mikeg.1190]

Thank You

[@luissoriano7857]

Mike G. Here's 1 go to America

[@normarobbins9889]

I've never seen a young coconut either. They don't have them at any of the grocery stores I've been to, but then, I don't go to Asian or Indian markets.

[@DanSitar0]

Your coconut will empty faster if you put a bendable straw in the same hole. Hold the nut in one hand ready to be poured and the bent straw in the other while keeping a finger on the tip of the bent part so nothing comes in or out. Insert the long part of the straw in the hole of the nut and flip it over the glass. Let a few drops come out of the nut until the tip inside is over the water line. Release the hole of the bent part. Enjoy the juice rushing out while the air is sucked in the straw.

[@healthnutnation]

Awww, who needs fingers? ;-) I'm afraid even Julia Child's method of baking the whole coconut for 20 minutes at 400 degrees (after draining the water) still put the fingers at risk. It was a bit easier to get the meat out, but not necessarily worth heating the coconut meat up to 140 degrees F.

[@sibyllepayne9487]

why did she wait so long for it to drain out? just put two holes in it and it should take like a second.

[@nonameAccountable]

Does the young coconut have the same amount of saturated fat and carbs as the mature one?

[@healthnutnation]

No, it does not. I'm not sure of the exact difference, but I do know that the mature one contains more sugar, which equates to more carbs.

[@MarkAlken-zt7ib]

When draining a coconut you puncture two of the three eyes so no vacuum occurs while draining Mn.

[@MsAngelsGirl]

With the mature coconut (once you take the water out) its best to put it in the fridge for a day or two then the coconut will come right off without so much hassle.

[@ryanh1015]

So my mature brown coconut hissed when i poked an eye and smelled like alcohol.. good or bad?

[@thegreatchaos13]

Tip: the less water, the more meat is in the coconut and vice versa. The reason this is, is because the coconut water/endosperm gets converted into the creamy tissue/"meat".edit: So, basically, we exchange water into denser and thicker meat.

[@LulyTubee]

Ok dose the older coconut water have the same nutri value? And the same taste?

[@kewintaylor7056]

older coconut water not delicious.(but you can try it some of old one still edible) different kind give different taste too.

[@dmo530]

Rattanarerg Onyaem I much prefer the older coconut water. I find it sweeter.

[@DanSitar0]

The fastest method to get the water out is to crack the nut your way right over the cup. Once the water starts dripping, pry the crack slowly with the back of the same knife to separate the nut. All the water will pour out in a second.

[@nanana680]

I know knifes are strong but when you made the hole in the coconut, wouldn't it break it's just the sound that's scratchy so..

[@RelatedGiraffe]

The three dark spots on the mature coconut are fairly weak. In fact, you can usually push one of them out with your finger after you have removed the coconut meat even if you haven't previously touched it.

[@lpscollieproductions4303]

it is so good in two weeks I came from knoty to hotty

[@EtherealMazePuzzles]

Now you can remove the coconut meat from the shell and shred it in one step. Check out how to do this using this handy kitchen tool on this blog: how-do-you-open-a-coconut.blogspot.com/ Much faster than using a hand grater and saves your fingers from getting shredded on those small pieces.Perfect for making coconut milk and more.

[@healthnutnation]

That's a pretty nifty gadget if you want to shred coconut. I've got to say that getting the thing out, attaching it to the table, grinding the coconut and then cleaning it all up is at least (if not more) work that just working it out with a knife. If you want it shredded there's no better way to go though!

[@russodazonasul]

superfood

[@tkucey8689]

Did I miss something? My mature coconut is very hariy/husky and I cannot for the life of me open it. I spent 30 mins trying to do it your way and then resorted to a hammer method and I cannot get it open. Any idea whats going on? Is it bad?

[@universaltruths3592]

u r pretty

[@tonismith6499]

I cracked my first coconut :)

[@tonismith6499]

I used Kenshi's sword.

[@sakuramikan28]

Im scared of hitting it with cleavers, i have bad aim and hand eye coordination so i think i might harm myself.i just wrap it in a plastic bag or wrap and drop it to the cement

[@HiNinqi]

For me mature coconut meat makes me want to gag. Young coconut I like candy- absolutely delicious.

[@Nice-music585]

work on your focus pulls please!!! got so dizzy! great content though!

[@ardentdfender4116]

Informative. However when getting the juice out the Coconut. Picking or Punching two holes into the eye of the Coconut gets juice to flow out faster than just one hole. Might also be a good idea to have that Cleaver Knife sideways from your upper body so no chance a person accidentally hack themselves on raising the Cleaver. Much safer with the Cleaver edge facing sideways from person than edge facing their face. Good video otherwise.

[@thatdude1079]

What about dark brown no mold lots of water that's all they sell near me

[@AmbushBeats]

Hey why does my coconut smell so dang bad. it smells like I took a whiff of some twisted tea. please help.

[@kewintaylor7056]

which part of its? if its an unopen= smell from Multi - chemical coat for prevent fungi and Etc.You need to wash it(simple wash cannot remove most of it) and you need to peel its husk aroud the open area too. if its smell from its water ,i think your coconut is rot LOL-*-

[@healthnutnation]

If it's pink at all, then it's bad for sure and you'll have to throw it away. I find that coconut water smells like vomit sometimes when it's warm and then smells fine after I've put it in the fridge, however, that is usually after I've fermented it. If in doubt, throw it out!

[@AmbushBeats]

Rattanarerg Onyaem Haha ok

[@wwefan15132]

ok moral of the story is younger=MORE JUICE Mature=MORE MEAT. Chopped that thing down in my blender/processor made coconut flour its low af in carbs very high in fiber now I can have pizza again.

[@alluo1009]

I don't think she's using the term circumference right.....

[@saladass6182]

allan luo true

[@bmczed8886]

the fastest way us samoans open the coconut is with our heads lol jks look for the face there should be a line between the eyes that's the softest spot get a hard sharp object (knife, hammer, dynamite, corner of your counter and a rock) hit across the line hard and you should get to pieces it should take 2 hits instead of 5 or 7

[@drinkme9116]

I may be wrong and probably sound really stupid for saying this, but doesn't she mean the diameter? .. 2:49

[@healthnutnation]

A Persimmon You caught me! Try not to listen toooo closely or you'll find my little mistakes all over the place! AGH!

[@drinkme9116]

:)

[@drinkme9116]

I see what you're saying though, you find the diameter and crack along the circumference.

[@abelcsabaika]

Thumbs up if you were hoping to find a method which doesn't risk your fingers..

[@gcombes420]

3:05 im calling coconut abuse

[@dan020350]

[@rakeshmehra6321]

I am from India and it looks awkward to see a coconut explained in such detailed manner.. may be its because its pretty common in here.. no offence

[@ParantapSharma]

coconut is a very nutrituous food... and one which is free of most fertilizers and insecticides... its a super food in short

[@brandyromano]

It probably is entertaining where they are used everyday. In most parts of the US they are really uncommon as a whole fruit and we really do need them explained. I live in Hawaii now and they are everywhere, but on the mainland fresh coconuts are rare. I guess it would be like watching someone explain corn or squash to someone outside the US.

[@manvswild72]

Omg, women's and logic... -___- Why at 2:06 you wait the liquid lots of time for nothing ??? do/pierce another "eye" (of coconut) and let the air and the liquid couler most easy, must rapid.

[@TubYuSuper]

You would literally need someone to hold a coconut for you while you are doing that with screwdriver and hammer, because the other two "eyes" are god damn hard to break! Actually, whatever you choose to do you spend the same amount of time. ;) Man's logic.

[@manvswild72]

TubYuSuper -_______________-

[@TubYuSuper]

;)

[@manvswild72]

stupid women :3

[@TubYuSuper]

;)

[@shierufantomuhaivu2412]

You uh, apparently don't know too much about coconuts. x'D First off, the water in the GREEN, less ripened coconut is far more nutritional and better tasting than the brown, matured coconut. However, the meat in the brown coconut is better tasting than that of the green coconut. Oh, and do beware of coconut milk. It's a laxative.

[@d_1044]

This is the second video I’ve watched off your channel and I’m already terrified of your knife handling Like, I know you’re professional but it’s legitimately scary to watch you seemingly randomly swing a blade.

[@finsouttv]

I think I'm in love