Coconut has so many 'layers' of 'skin', there are exocarp (the outer), mesocarp (the middle) and endocarp (the inner).
Here, the hard glossy exocarp is called 'kulit'.
The mesocarp is called Sabut kelapa, and Javenese call it as tepes or sepet'.
And the endocarp is called batok or tempurung.
The endocarp is very hard and strong to keep the white flesh inside and also the water too.
The mesocarp is very fibrous, consist of a lot of tough brown fibers.
Coconut are mostly harvested on the mature stage, although sometime they are harvested on the partly mature stage.
Indonesia is the second biggest coconut producer in the world.
Everyday thousands even millions coconut are picked and sold for home or industry purpose.
After the fruits have picked, they will be peeled, I mean the mesocarp and exocarp.
The 'peeling' process is called 'nyrumbat', and this process leave a stripe of mesocarp to make the transportation and the handling became easier.
So the partly clean coconut is ready to be sold on the market or send to the factories to be processed.
The exocarp and mesocarp as a waste, now become a great material for so many industries.
There are a lot of thing that I want to talk about coconut.
I hope we can continue it on the next monthly series.
Thank you for following and have a great week.
Truly amazing! And those photos of all of those coconuts are just fantastic!! Must be wonderful to have that crop where you live!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nicole!
DeleteAwesome to read this!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa for following this series. I'm glad you love it.
DeleteThat's a heck of a lot of coconuts.
ReplyDeleteThese fruits are really gift for us.
DeleteSo many coconuts, that is interessting. In Germany we can buy them but ist is not very common. More usuall is to buy the products like flaces for baking cookies.
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Yes, I think there are a lot of processed products that you can find on your country, it's much better than to keep the coconut on the fresh condition, cause the taste and the quality will decline through the time.
DeleteThe coconuts look so good, a wonderful thing to have so many fresh ones.
ReplyDeleteThe quality of the fresh fruit will declined after harvested. The fruit is often cracked caused by the heat and the flesh get rotten soon. So needs good handling for the fresh one.
DeleteEndah, Interesting post and great photos. Thank you for sharing. Greetings for you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Monika.
DeleteSalam endah;
ReplyDeletehere in M'sia, we call mesocarp as sabut kelapa, endah....
Salam Ana,
DeleteHere in Indonesia, we cal it as sabut kelapa too.
Wow! That's a lot of coconuts! Must be a tough work to take out the sabut kelapa!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Malar!
DeleteThank you for bringing the production of coconut :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome...
DeleteIt is a magic fruit for the poor.
ReplyDeleteThat's absolutely right!
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