Coconut water has been around for a long, long time. People in the tropics have known for centuries about the health benefits of drinking coconut water. During the conflict between the Japanese and the Allied Forces during the Second World War emergency blood transfusions were carried out using coconut water straight from the husk. This is because coconut water is an exact match with human blood plasma. The latest round of publicity for coconut water has come with Madonna becoming a share holder in the firm Vita Coco. This post will look at the three major brands of coconut water and try to assess their relative merit.
The coconut water market in the United States is dominated by Zico, O.N.E and Vita Coco. All three companies sell coconut water in TetraPaks. On Amazon.com Vita Coco costs about $23, Zico costs $21 and O.N.E costs $15 (all for packs of 12). All three companies sell fresh coconut water that is free of additives. And all three companies source their coconuts from South America.
It is very difficult to talk about which brand of coconut water tastes the best because the subject is fraught with subjectivity. There are many reviews of the coconut waters under scrutiny saying that it is similar (or dissimilar) to the coconut water that the reviewer grew up drinking as a child in the Philippines or the Caribbean. This is more memory than true gustatory comment.
Zico is the best-selling brand and is thicker in consistency than Vita Coco or O.N.E. Vita Coco is the thinnest of the coconut waters but is often credited as having the nuttiest flavor. It really is a matter of taste. There is obviously a difference between drinking coconut water straight from the husk and drinking it from a TetraPak. For those who have never tried coconut water chilling is recommended as the tangy sweetness of coconut water can seem peculiar at first.
Which Brand of Coconut water is best to buy?
Posted by Theo Williams in Food
Coconut water has been around for a long, long time. People in the tropics have known for centuries about the health benefits of drinking coconut water. During the conflict between the Japanese and the Allied Forces during the Second World War emergency blood transfusions were carried out using coconut water straight from the husk. This is because coconut water is an exact match with human blood plasma. The latest round of publicity for coconut water has come with Madonna becoming a share holder in the firm Vita Coco. This post will look at the three major brands of coconut water and try to assess their relative merit.
The coconut water market in the United States is dominated by Zico, O.N.E and Vita Coco. All three companies sell coconut water in TetraPaks. On Amazon.com Vita Coco costs about $23, Zico costs $21 and O.N.E costs $15 (all for packs of 12). All three companies sell fresh coconut water that is free of additives. And all three companies source their coconuts from South America.
It is very difficult to talk about which brand of coconut water tastes the best because the subject is fraught with subjectivity. There are many reviews of the coconut waters under scrutiny saying that it is similar (or dissimilar) to the coconut water that the reviewer grew up drinking as a child in the Philippines or the Caribbean. This is more memory than true gustatory comment.
Zico is the best-selling brand and is thicker in consistency than Vita Coco or O.N.E. Vita Coco is the thinnest of the coconut waters but is often credited as having the nuttiest flavor. It really is a matter of taste. There is obviously a difference between drinking coconut water straight from the husk and drinking it from a TetraPak. For those who have never tried coconut water chilling is recommended as the tangy sweetness of coconut water can seem peculiar at first.