In a coconut shell… No.

All coconuts contain sugar.

How much they contain depends on the jot down of coconut and its age.

Sarah Wilson

In one bottle that translates to up to 9g of sugar, which is a little over 2 teaspoons.

But how much of that is fructose?

So can we drink it?

Megan Fahey, M.S., R.D., CDN

The amount of fructose is minimal.

Oh, and dont drink the favored onesthe fruit pulp turns it into a fructose fusion!

If you’re buying a coconut, go for the younger ones.

Theconcentration of sugarsin the water of a coconut increases in the early months of maturation.

This process slowly falls back again at full maturity of the coconut.

But, as the coconut ages, theres less water.