Coconut milk has been proved to be the next best to breast milk and the coconut development board is set to promote it has a health drink and one to be used for cooking.
According to studies, dairy milk contains lactose, a type of sugar that is difficult for many people to digest, while coconut milk does not contains the compound. Renowned US nutrition specialists observed after studies that coconut milk is next best to breast milk.
In situations when a baby is not getting breast milk or needs additional supplements, in countries like Srilanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam coconut milk is widely used in place of cow milk.
Coconut development board has taken up the job to position coconut juice/milk has a natural health drink. It has also produced flavored coconut milk at the production centre. Coconut juice is produced by extracting the pulp from the ripe coconut. In some countries, it is called coconut milk while in other countries it is known as coconut juice.
Source-The Hans India