5 Amazing Health Benefits of Eating Dried Coconut You Need To Know!

Dried Coconut is the only underrated dry fruit when compared to others. While it has several health benefits with high nutritional value.

About 30 grams of dried coconut contains 18% of the daily recommended dietary fiber, 5% iron, 11 % copper and 1% vitamins C, E and calcium.

Other health benefits of eating dry coconut are:

1. They are rich in minerals that great for your bones, ligaments and tissues. So, they are helpful in preventing bones problems like arthritis and osteoporosis.

2. The flesh of coconut is rich in a healthy fats that makes an outer covering of the nerves and promotes production of neurotransmitters as well, which helps in proper functioning of brain. It is also found that coconut delays the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

3. Coconut contains healthy fats which lowers the bad cholesterol levels and increases the good cholesterol levels in the body, helping to lower blood pressure.

4. coconut is also rich in iron content which can help in preventing and treating iron deficiency anemia.

5.  It is good for digestive health and relieves constipation as it contains high amount of fibres.

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