Coconut Nutrition: Raw vs. Dehydrated Health Facts

Coconut is a versatile source of vitamins and minerals, whether consumed raw or in treats like macaroons. Learn if raw coconut is fattening and find tips on rehydrating and sweetening dehydrated coconut for your favorite recipes.

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How to Make Sweetened Coconut From Dehydrated Coconut

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Meg Campbell

A number of world cuisines, including Jamaican, Filipino, Indonesian and Indian, incorporate coconut into savory dishes as well as sweet desserts. In Thailand, which has the lowest cancer rate of all 50 countries surveyed by the National Cancer Institute, some form of coconut appears in almost every dish.