The term coconut can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. Category: Fruit Scientific name: Cocos nucifera Calories159 cal Type Serving Size ...

Coconut water is the fluid that’s naturally found in young coconuts (Cocos nucifera). As coconuts grow, some of this water becomes coconut meat, which is the flesh found within the fruit.