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Coconut Palm: Food, Feed, and Nutraceutical Properties

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Mat, Khairiyah, Abdul Kari, Zulhisyam, Rusli, Nor Dini, Che Harun, Hasnita, Wei, Lee Seong, Rahman, Mohammad Mijanur, Mohd Khalid, Hazreen Nita, Mohd Ali Hanafiah, Muhamad Hakim +7 more·2022·Animals

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The price of traditional sources of nutrients used in animal feed rations is increasing steeply in developed countries due to their scarcity, high demand from humans for the same food items, and expensive costs of raw materials. Thus, one of the alternative sources is coconut parts or coconut as a whole fruit. Coconut is known as the ‘tree of abundance’, ‘tree of heaven’, and ‘tree of life’ owing to its numerous uses, becoming a very important tree in tropical areas for its provision of food, employment, and business opportunities to millions of people. Coconut contains a rich profile of macro and micronutrients that vary depending on the parts and how they are used. It is frequently chosen as an alternative source of protein and fiber. Its uses as an antibacterial agent, immunomodulant, and antioxidant further increase its importance. Using coconut oil in ruminant feed helps to minimize methane gas emissions by 18–30%, and to reduce dry matter intake up to 4.2 kg/d. The aquaculture sectors also use coconut palm as an alternative source because it significantly improves the digestion, growth, lipid metabolism, health, and antioxidative responses. However, coconut is not widely used in poultry diets although it has adequate amount of protein and carbohydrate due to anti-nutritional factors such cellulose (13%), galactomannan (61%), and mannan (26%). This review considered the importance and potential of coconut usage as an alternative ingredient in feed and supplements in various livestock sectors as it has plentiful nutrients and functional qualities, simultaneously leading to reduced feed cost and enhanced production.

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  • Coconut polyphenols and other bioactive compounds contribute to immune boosting and cardioprotective effects.

    “Coconuts are rich in polyphenols, mineral, protein, dietary fiber, and medium -chain fatty acids (e.g., lauric acid), contributing to a wide range of biological activities, including immune boosting and cardioprotective effects.”

    From Nutritional composition and bioactive properties of tropical coconut palm fruit with functional food applications (2025) · cites this paper as [14]

    Section 7 (Immunomodulation; page unavailable) reports immune-modulatory effects of coconut protein, palm nectar, and virgin coconut oil. Section 8 (Antioxidative; page unavailable) identifies phenolic compounds in coconut water and meat and reports antioxidant activity. The searched passages do not establish cardioprotective effects or link the polyphenols specifically to immune boosting. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Many publications focused on bioactive constituents in coconut water, virgin coconut oil, and kernel, with particular emphasis on medium-chain fatty acids, especially lauric acid, as well as phenolic compounds and phytosterols.

    “Many of these publications focused on the bioactive constituents present in coconut water, VCO, and kernel (meat), with particular emphasis on medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), especially lauric acid, as well as phenolic compounds and phytosterols [14, 17].”

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    The Introduction and §7 (Immunomodulation) discuss medium-chain fats and lauric acid in coconut oil and VCO; §8 (Antioxidative) identifies phenolic compounds in coconut water and meat. Section 6 (Antibacterial) names β-sitosterol among coconut-palm bio-compounds. The paper does not establish that many publications focused on this particular combination of constituents in water, VCO, and kernel, or place phytosterols specifically in those three products. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Coconut fruit is rich in polyphenols, minerals, protein, dietary fiber, and medium-chain fatty acids such as lauric acid.

    “Coconuts are rich in polyphenols, mineral, protein, dietary fiber, and medium -chain fatty acids (e.g., lauric acid), contributing to a wide range of biological activities, including immune boosting and cardioprotective effects.”

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Mat, K., Abdul Kari, Z., Rusli, N. D., Che Harun, H., Wei, L. S., Rahman, M. M., Mohd Khalid, H. N., Mohd Ali Hanafiah, M. H., Mohamad Sukri, S. A., Raja Khalif, R. I. A., Mohd Zin, Z., Mohd Zainol, M. K., Panadi, M., Mohd Nor, M. F., & Goh, K. W.
Affiliations
  • Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (MY)
  • Faculty of Agro Based Industry, Jeli Campus, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli 17600, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Mengabang Telipot, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • University of Technology Malaysia (MY)
  • INTI International University (MY)
Corresponding author
  • Mat, Khairiyah
  • Goh, Khang Wen
Venue
Animals
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2022-08-17
Volume
12
Issue
16
Pages
2107
ISSN
2076-2615 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4292259210
Cited by
92
References
144
Citations by year
2026: 23 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 1
FWCI
0.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Animals (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (FRGS/1/2017/WAB01/UMK/01/1, R/PPRN/A0700/00130A/004/2021/00941, R/STA/A0700/00130A/003/2021/00933)
  • Public-Private Research Network (PPRN) (FRGS/1/2017/WAB01/UMK/01/1, R/PPRN/A0700/00130A/004/2021/00941, R/STA/A0700/00130A/003/2021/00933)
  • Research Management and Innovation Centre of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (FRGS/1/2017/WAB01/UMK/01/1, R/PPRN/A0700/00130A/004/2021/00941, R/STA/A0700/00130A/003/2021/00933)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Coconut Research and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
Keywords
Cocos nucifera, nutraceutical properties, alternative feed ingredients, ruminant feed, methane mitigation, aquaculture feed, poultry diets, antinutritional factors, galactomannan, antioxidant activity, immunomodulation, coconut oil, feed cost reduction, animal husbandry

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