The coconut revolution is truly upon us. I remember when we first started buying cold-pressed coconut oil over a decade ago. It was hard to find and very expensive. Now the food world has realised the wonders of coconut and I’m very glad to say not only is coconut oil cheaper and easier to find, but there is a wealth of other coconut products out there to choose from.
Other than drinking the coconut ‘milk’ as I’d always called it out of fresh (ish) coconuts, I’d never had commercially bought coconut water until last year. I was very excited about it as it’s thirst quenching, tasty and good for you without being overly sweet.
DCOCO is young coconut water and is bought to us from Portsmouth by Debbie and Venky Ltd, a fourth generation family of farmers with roots in India and Sri Lanka. The water is harvested from young King coconuts which are cultivated specifically for drinking and is the first such available in the UK. It is naturally healthy, being rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and sodium. Indeed one bottle contains more potassium than a banana. It is said to increase the metabolism, thus aiding weight loss and also to have anti-aging effects. I really must drink more of it. The coconut water comes in handy little 210ml glass bottles, which can of course be used after consuming or just recycled. I make lots of cordials and sauces and these bottles are just the right size for keeping them in. They are also a good size for shaking up a cheeky cocktail or two for a summer’s picnic. Each bottle has only 60 calories, is low in fat, saturates, sugar and salt. The only addition made is vitamin C, none of the added sugar, colours and preservatives that are found in many sports drinks.
I was sent a case of twelve bottles to try and DCOCO has kindly agreed to offer up a similar case to one Tin and Thyme reader. The young water tastes fresher and sharper than the mature coconut waters I’ve tasted in the past and is wonderfully thirst quenching as well as refreshing. As CT and I had only 6 bottles each, it’s hard to tell if it’s made us any healthier, but we like to think it has.
Thanks to Debbie and Venky Ltd for the young coconut water. There was no requirement to write a positive review and as always all opinions are my own.
Debbie and Venky Ltd has kindly agreed to give one Tin and Thyme reader a case of twelve 210ml bottles DCOCO. To be in with a chance of winning, please fill in the Gleam widget below. You will need to leave a comment on this post, answering the question, which then gives you additional chances to enter if you so wish. Gleam will pick a winner at random from the entries received. If you are commenting anonymously, please give me some way of identifying you as I will be verifying the validity of entries. Any automated entries will be disqualified. This giveaway is only open to those with a UK postal address. Winners will need to respond within 7 days of being contacted. Failure to do this may result in another winner being picked.
Do take a look at my giveaway page to see if there is anything else you would like to enter.
Amazing giveaway – heard great things about this so would be fen to get to try it
They always remind me of after school when me and my friend would pop into her mum’s greengrocers and we were allowed to have one and drink the juice out of it.
Sunning myself on a tropical beach. I love adding coconut water to my morning green smoothie
Holidays somewhere hot xx
Tropical holidays & Malibu and lemonade !
They make me think of summer fates when I was younger and breaking them open in the driveway with the boys next door.
It reminds me of when I lived abroad as a child and I had coconut all the time.
Hot islands and a refreshing drink
Tropical summer holidays on a beach, or school fetes in the old days with the coconut shy stall.
Coconuts make me think of the coconut shy at the fairs from my youth
Coconuts make me think of holidays in the sun.
Coconuts make me think of sunny days at the beach with friends and family
the fabulous chilled coconut water i drank litres of whilst in thailand
Palm trees, the sun, and weirdly enough bounty chocolate bars!
Tropical holidays, I sometimes wonder if the coconuts ever fall on people’s heads!
Ouch! I guess their are downsides to tropical paradises Emily 😉
Coconut shies at the fair, pina coladas, pastries from the bakery with shredded coconut on them and the smell spells summer.
palm trees, the beach, Carribean
Oh…. summer!!!!
India! We used to drink coconut water every day!
COCONUTS MAKE ME THINK ABOUT BEAUTIFUL, SANDY BEACHES SOMEWHERE EXOTIC AND HOT.
Coconut water tastes great and is good for you too- not many drinks can say that! Reminds me of holidays, lovely.
Sunshine and fresh air.
A summer fayre.
My childhood, My Dad was a Scout Leader and he used to run the Scouts fundraising coconut shy. He would always bring home the coconuts that he had left over.
That’s lovely Lynne. What did you do with them all?
relaxing in the summer sun
The coconut shy our family used to run at the school fete
They make me think of old fashioned fairs and the coconut shys.
They make me think of an exotic island somewhere with a gorgeous beach!
Coconuts make me think of my Mother who loves them still in their hairy shells. She likes the milk drank from the handy hole, and then, the fresh meat prized from the inner shell. It all looks like hard work to me .. but, I don’t mind helping her eat the ‘spoils’!
Haha Liz. I think you’ve got it sorted 😉
Holidays with cocktails in the sun. x
Never tried it but plan to, souds nice. I take a spoonful of coconut oil each day as it is meant to be very good for lots of things to keep you healthy
I tend to add coconut oil to my morning smoothies for the same reason Michelle.
An exotic beach in the carribean – with people tossing them at tin cans to win a teddy.
They make me think of my holiday to Bermuda a few years ago, drinking out of coconut shells with smiley faces on 🙂
Palm trees and endless white beaches (one can dream!)
Tropical paradise whilst on a sunny beach in Kenya – care-free, no stress, no worries, just bliss!
White sandy beaches, turquoise tropical sea lapping the shore lined with palm trees in beautiful sunshine!
Coconuts make me think of relaxing on a tropical beach in the shallow breaking waves.
Tropical islands and palm trees and sunshine and healthy living
An exotic tropical holiday in the Caribbean on bordered by lush white sand and turquoise water x
Holidays! The smell of suncream!
Beautiful tropical sandy beaches with palm tree and sipping pina coladas
Coconuts make me think of the Bounty adverts from the 70’s & 80’s 🙂
They make me think of tropical islands. x
I love coconut water x
Knocking them down at a coconut shy at a kids fair, taking them home and my mum preparing me a coconut feast! Chunks of coconut meat, a glass of coconut water, and then we grated coconut down to make our own coconut ice! Still one of my favourite flavours to this day 😀
Your mum sounds fantastic. Love the idea of a coconut feast and homemade coconut ice with real coconut.
Sun, The Beach, Cocktails, Holidays 🙂
Never tried coconut water but from reading the comments it seems very popular
I love the taste. It is one of my favorites cold drinks
Healthy,vitamin packed smoothies and great moisturisers for the skin
Coconuts make me think of delicious pineapple and coconut fruit juice.
Tropical Islands
They make me think of paradise islands with white sand and palm trees laden with coconuts.
They remind me of my childhood, attending local fetes with coconut shys.
Refreshing & rehydrating, and the sweetness of a dark chocolate Bounty bar – or a coconut mouse with string for a tail!
A tropical island with white sand, soaring temperatures and no other people.
Make me think of lying up on a sun drenched beach in the Caribbean 🙂
ive never tried coconut water and i really want to !! sounds great!
Goose Fair
Coconut reminds me of my childhood
Makes me think of healthy fresh fun times in the sunshine, relaxing and revitalising!
Holidays and suncream 🙂
They make me think of my first holiday to Spain when I was little. There was an ice cream shop and I thought it was brilliant because of all the different flavours they had. I always chose coconut.
They make me think of a tropical deserted island in the Caribbean
first thought is Bounty – chocolate covered coconut bars
Palm trees and beaches on an 80s Bounty advert. Oh, and never winning the coconut shy!
Fairgrounds
Summer as a kid we always were smothered in Coconut Suntan Lotion.
They make me think of holidays in the Caribbean, drinking the water straight from the coconut 🙂
Coconuts make me think of school fêtes and the jungle book 🙂
Desert islands … peace and tranquility
I would have it for breakfast as a healthy start to the day with granola yum x
I love coconut water. So refreshing – and so low in calories!
This would be a fantastic prize to win.
It makes me think of tropical Islands and brilliant sunshine
Being on Holiday and looking up at the trees
makes me think of palm trees swaying in the sun by the sea shore and the sand in my toes
Makes me think of tropical beaches and long sunny holidays when I was younger
Reminds me of when I was a young teenager and I used to buy coconut scented smellies.
Little Island with clear water and white sand 🙂
Makes me think of Lion King, with Zazu singing
They make me think of exotic places and weather. Normally when I see it in a food I have to give it try purely because of that imaginary.
Never tried it!
School fairs! 🙂 x
Coconuts make me think of all the lovely curries I can make using their milk. Oh, and Bounty chocolate bars.
They make me think of summer, coconut water is just so refreshing it’s like being at the beach!
Coconuts make me think of the bounty adverts years ago and the tropical beach
Long hot summer days, holidays at the beach, coconut ice cream, sun tan lotions.
Coconuts make me think of Palm Trees on crisp white sandy beaches of a desert island.
Makes me think of tropical scenery with bright sunshine, clear blue sea and lush foliage.
Tropical scenery
palm trees and going on holiday
Sunny beach with palms and clear blue water.
They make me think of my Wedding and honeymoon in Jamaica 2 years ago, Palm trees
Lush tropical forests and shimmering sandy beaches
they make me think of summer. faye.
Coconut water reminds me of the caribbean.
putting the half shells of coconut out for the blue tits as a child
Ooh yes, I’d completely forgotten about that, but we did it too.
monkeys on a desert island swinging in palm trees in the Caribbean sunshine!
Palm trees, sandy beaches and country fairs
They remind me of holidays and tropical islands in the sunshine
My dad, who always got thoroughly overexcited when faced with the challenge of opening up a coconut
Sitting on a Tropical Beach while being served iced rose wine
coconut water is one thing I have never tried. I can only remember opening a coconut when I was younger and drinking the liquid inside and it was vile.. although I’d probably have thought that anything that was healthy was vile back then lol…. <3
Coconuts make me think of tropical beaches and hot sunny weather…they make me want a holiday!
Ah yes, a holiday would be brilliant indeed Emily 😉
Coconuts make me think of summer : )
A secluded tropical island.
When the funfair came in summer, winning them on the stalls
A tropical island getaway with the family.
A coconut cake I make with Malibu, its delicious served with coconut ice cream, also Thai food. So coconuts make me think of food!!
I like the sound of your coconut cake Helen.
They take my back to my childhood, attending local fetes with coconut shys.
Coconut oil is good for treating acne.
Coconuts make me think of my childhood in Africa. You could buy coconuts from roadside vendors, who would hack off the top of the coconut with a couple of strokes of a machete. I always wondered how they managed to avoid cutting themselves. I especially loved young coconut, where you drink the “milk”, then use a spoon to scoop out the soft flesh to eat.
Coconuts remind me of tropical holidays by the beach, sipping cocktails!
Tropical shores & sunshine
Coconut is like drinking angel tears the more you sip the more you hyrdrate
Hard hairy shell, with lovely white tasty flesh that is beneficial to good health and can be used in many many dishes
I am absolutely fan of coconut water! Love the taste, the smell, everything! Like this giveaway a lot!
LESS MIGRAINES it sounds strange but its true – this is what coconuts make me think of. Coconut water provides me with electrolytes which prevent and help ease my migraines. Now I have tried it I wouldnt be without it. This prize would be great for me as the amount I have to buy works out quite expensive.
That’s really interesting Carolyn and not something I’d heard about before. Good luck.
they make me think of jamaica
Coconuts make me think of my best ever holiday to Jamaica! One of the staff at the hotel would climb up the trees and get them down for us, chop off the top and stick a straw in! It was amazing 🙂
Tropical islands! White sands, palms trees and crystal blue waters. 🙂
Being stranded on an island with only coconuts to eat
Coconuts make me think of popcorn. I make it at home using virgin coconut oil and it turns out amazing every time.
Ooh what a lovely idea Nora. I shall try that.
Sun, sea and sand
Coconuts make me think of palm trees and rum cocktails!!
Yumm…and all for me as no one else in my house likes coconut milk water or oil hahaha
Warm sands, sun tan oil and cold sea. Just add coconut for a perfect holiday
Love to buy alternative milks and healthy waters and this one sounds delicious.
It reminds me of lots of different things actually!
Holidays, sea, sand and suncream.
Trying to break into the old coconuts we won at funfairs with a hammer but they were always dry and old inside.
An, nowadays, it reminds me of how I smell as I use coconut oil everyday as a moisturiser 🙂
Oh I remember those disappointing coconuts too – such a shame. And yes, coconut oil makes a fab moisturiser. It’s meant to help protect from the sun too I believe Christina.
Beaches fringed with palm trees and those bras made from two halves of a coconut shell!
They make me think of curry, especially kormas! I Also love coconut cake too!
Swinging in a hammock sipping Pina Coladas!
Coconuts make me think of the sun and cocktails and the beach! Love the smell and love the taste!
Lying on a beach somewhere sunny
it makes me think of exotic beaches and sunshine x
summer fetes and those lovely stalls which sell coconuts with a straw popped in the top mmm mmm
Coconuts make me think of deserted islands and how happy you’d be to have coconuts if you were stuck on one!
Coconut water is a great alternative to water after or during a hard workout.
They make me think of a tropical island with palm trees
They make me think of my second home that is the Philippines.
Nothing better than picking them straight from the tree to enjoy in such glorious, scorching heat.
I can well believe that’s where they would be at their very best Keturah.
They make me think of white sandy beaches, the beautiful blue sea, somewhere hot.
reminds me of holidays in the west indies
Coconuts make me think of the beach and the sun and dessert!
The Beach!!
My son, he loves coconut water. I had to ask our local coop store to order it in specially for him!
The coconut shy at the funfair on our village green when I was young and trying to hit the coconuts off their stand with a floppy beanbag and a rubbish shot, no chance!
Laying in the sun on a tropical island surrounded by palm trees with the waves gently lapping on the beach.
Caribbean cuisine, such as caribbean sweet bread and coconut drops (a caribbean sweet treat made with coconut and ginger). Even authentic rice & peas has creamed coconut added to it. All very yummy 🙂
id say holidays xx
made “me” think of curry…?
A deserted desert island with palm trees full of refreshing coconuts.
A fabulous way to hydrate reminds me of winning a coconut at the fair aged 5
Fresh healthy thirst quenching drink on a sunny beach in a bottle
It reminds me of my childhood and the coconut tree outside my bedroom.
Wow, now that really is a little different Ranita 🙂
Cocktails with umbrellas and a straw put into the coconut. Also, using two halves when we were younger to make a bikini top! I never did make it as a clothes designer, wonder why?
Oh I don’t know Jacqui, maybe you should try again 😉
Lazing under a coconut tree on a remote tropical island
A very healthy drink that reminds me of fairs and coconuts to buy or win
Pina Colada !
A great way to hydrate, makes me think of fun with the kids opening coconuts and scraping out the lovely coconut inside!
They remind me of being on holiday in Antigua and watching people climb the trees to bring down a fresh coconut for us all to try!
Warm weather, oceans, beaches and exotic destinations.
Tropical times and holidays abroad!
They make me think of dropping them on our old patio slabs to crack them open, and them eating the lovely milky flesh.
lovely prize, so refreshing 🙂
I’d imagine that this is a great way to stay hydrated, I really love the taste of coconuts!
my holiday in the Dominican republic when I drank fresh coconut milk straight from the shell
Being in Thailand (or any tropical country), staring out to sea and drinking straight from the coconut (then eating the meat after). Dreamy.
Sunshine, Tropical Beaches and Palm Trees 🙂
A beautiful sandy beach with a coconut tree nearby, coconuts laid on the beach, with a waiter bringing me drinks as I lay in the sun – bliss (dream on )
Coconuts remind me of visiting the fair when I was little. I always managed to come home with a coconut 🙂
They make me remember when I was young, and coconuts were a seldom-ssen treat; and the difficulty we had getting them open!
Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain 🙂 tropical times really!
inviting fresh and tropical paradise
I love Coconut water as it smells and tastes refreshing, and gives an extra taste when i use it in my nutri bullet
I love coconut. Shouldnt say this I know, but Bounty is the king of chocolate sweet stuff! Anyway any chance i get to use Coconut oil, I take it. Put it in my morning coffee, cook with it and also put it on my hands (if dry and cracked). Smells good, tastes good. Never tried DCOCO and looking forward to it.
Coconut oil in your coffee Scott? Now that’s first surely.
coconuts make me think back to being a child and visiting my Dad at weekend’s he would always buy me and my sisters a coconut each I used to think they were so wonderful and exotic I now like to enjoy them with malibu 🙂
Good idea Sophie 😉
Childhood days at the fairground
Quenching my thirst in Rio.
Coconuts always make me thing of the wonderful way in which species travel around the world. Floating coconuts washing up on beaches are just the tip of the iceberg!
Oh to find a coconut washed up on a Cornish beach – that really would be something Emma 🙂
Desert Islands! 🙂
Childhood – we used to hammer a nail through two eyes to drain the water, then hit the coconut or rhrow it on the concrete to break it open. I think the ritual was as good as the eating
Haha, yes. I remember it felt very ‘daring’ to be throwing food around the place.
lovely and refreshing – best drink in a hot summer day
My nan coconut somasas
Holidays, hot weather and the ocean.
lying in a hammock on a sun drenched beach in the bahamas
beach holidays with lots of sunshine and palm trees. Also thai curries!
Coconuts definitely remind me of holidays that I have had in the Caribbean.
Hmm coconuts make me think of white-sand beaches, memories of India and incredibly tasty food. Coconut water is so refreshing isn’t it.
tropical beaches, carnivals and being a child clopping two halves together to make the noise of a horse galloping 🙂
Gosh, I’d completely forgotten about the clopping horse hooves, that’s brought a flood of memories back Eva 🙂
Coconut reminds me of summer. The smell of hot days and cool drinks and all the fun of friends around. I love the smell
Blue sea,white sandy beaches,sunshine x
My grandad. He always had one in the fruit bowl when we visited. Don’t know if it was the same one or no lol
They always remind of me of being rubbish at the coconut shy during seaside holidays with my parents. But I’d always insist on having a go.
coconuts remind me of going to the fairs when i was young
hot country with palm trees
tropical beach and cocktails
Coconuts always make me think of the fair – and failing to knock any over at the coconut shy!
Trying to gently crack them open to get the milk/water out when little to just smash it clean open =( Sad times. I learnt my lesson. Buy it from the shop
Oh no Samantha, you must give those fresh coconuts another try!
As a child winning a coconut and being given ‘the milk’ was slightly confused as it tasted nothing like milk.
Yes, milk is a bit of an odd name for it Diana and I think I had the same experience initially.
I was always allowed one turn to knock the coconut off the stand at the fair. I never managed to do it and win a coconut
Not very original but coconuts bring to mind sunshine, sea, pina coladas and happy times!
Exotic beaches and drinking straight from the coconut with a straw
my honeymoon in the Dominican Repubic
My husband because he loves coconuts and is always on at me to get him coconut water from the supermarket!
Being on holiday somewhere warm and exotic, either that or playing Escape from Monkey Island 😀
Coconuts remind me of a tropical holiday, somewhere hot and exotic!
They remind me of my honeymoon in Thailand where we drank lots of coconut water fresh from coconuts.
And I bet that beats any bottled coconut water Victoria 🙂
summer holiday and sunbathing
makes me think of beautiful white sandy beaches with bright blue sea, warm weather, sunbathing whilst reading a great book and drinking an ice cool cocktail.
tropical islands, bounty bars, coconut shy at funfairs, childhood when we made a hole to drink the milk out first before we ate the solid pieces
I would say Malibu my favourite tipple, I love the taste of coconuts however not the bits
The song by Harry Nilsson.
a nice romantic beach
Palm trees & dessert Islands
Coconuts make me think of old-fashioned cakes with dessicated coconut toppings, believing when a teenager that Malibu and lemonade was really sophisticated and Thai green curry.
A sunny tropical beach; white sand, blue sea, palm trees ………
Funfairs
St Lucia. I ate one off the tree in 1998.
They make me think of holidays and beaches
Either drinking water from fresh coconuts in the Caribbean or Bounty bars!
exotic holidays sat relaxing under a palm tree on the beach
Summer fetes, fairground rides,
Holiday fun and coastal tides,
Paddling in the freezing sea,
Is what coconuts mean to me.
Hehe, love it John.Thank you for that and good luck.
it reminds me of being in Brazil during the world cup. Memories that will never leave me!
Makes me thing of nice strolls along the beach on warm night
A dream holiday I haven’t been on yet, drinking Malibu by the beach.
moist coconut cake my mum used to make
coconuts make me think of the beach, coconut cocktails with umberellas, with the sun and the sea….pure bliss they also make me think of all the amazing things coconuts can be used for such as toothpaste, hair conditioner, for cuts and bruises as skin lotion a mild sunscreen…. I love coconuts 🙂
I love coconuts too Jules and know they are used in many products. Toothpaste, however, is a new one on me 🙂
They make me think of holidays, sunshine, pina colada cocktails on the beach! Paradise time x
Tropical beaches and Hull Fair coconut shies!
Sun, sea, blue skies and warmth
The taste of Pina Coladas in the holiday sunshine.
Exotic sunny warm and relaxing holidays in beautiful Paradise set on golden sand
There is nothing better than sipping coconut milk out of a freshly opened coconut reminds me of being on the beach on holiday x
Laying on a tropical beach with the palm trees behind me, sipping on a Pina colada Cocktail
Reminds me of holidays with sun kissed beaches, walking along picking shells, and I can’t forget bounty chocolate.
Cakes, coconut ice, raw chocolate truffles rolled in coconut, madeleines, and bounty bars.
Tropical destinations soaking up the sun on the beach with my family
When I was little and my dad won me a coconut at the fair!
Trips to Great Yarmouth with my grandparents. My grandad organised the bus and wrote numbers on the bus wheel. We stopped every half hour and the number that was nearest to the arrow he had drawn were given a small prize – wonderful memories!
What a good story Jen and wonderful memories for you too.
Lying on a hammock drinking a cocktail out of one (never done this but it’s the dream!)
Coconuts make me think of desert islands,paradise,cocktails,beaches and hot weather.oh and those specially trained monkeys that climb the trees to pick the coconuts and throw them down.
reminds me of these cast away programmes and they cut them down from trees and drink fresh
Coconut shy’s at the fair when I was younger!
I’ve had this water before it’s absolutely delicious 🙂 great giveaway xx
They make me think of a tropical island with a palm tree and monkeys 🙂
Fond memories of Mauritius as a child drinking fresh coconut by the beach
Laying on the beach
palm trees on an exotic island and drinking Pina Coladas
coconuts remind me of my childhood where id win one (or a fish) at the fair
going to the fair and being a really bad shot
refreshing and brilliant for picnics
Realising I couldn’t throw very well as a child!
Oh no Natalie – not good associations for you then.
Coconuts make me think of holidays, the scent of suncream and Bounty chocolate bars!
Malibu, Bounty, Hot sunny days, suntan lotion and Sandy beaches.
sun lotion and holidays!
Tropical beaches – they are so often pictured on long, white, sandy beaches with hammocks strung between them.
A long holiday to hawaii we had in 2013.
a perfect holiday with my husband somewhere hot and tropical
Coconut Ice at many a seaside shop when I was younger.
Chilled coconut water – adding a splash of this and that to make a tropical cocktail
holidays somewhere hot and far away where they grow on the trees
The smell always reminds me of going to the USA as a kid. I don’t know what suntan lotion my Mum used but it smelled of coconuts and it takes me right back to being in Disney World 🙂 .
I love coconut water, nothing rehydrates me better. Would love to take it out on picnics as a much healthier alternative to fizzy drinks, and much tastier than just water! 😀
I agree with you totally Chris – bring on the picnics I say.
Church garden fetes
Being at the funfair with my parents when I was very small, pleading with my dad to try and win me a goldfish – I’m sure he tried to miss on purpose!!!
Freshness and sunshine
I love coconut water. I would drink it all day, everyday if i could afford it
I always feel better for drinking coconut water, i’m sure it hydrates me far better than anything else. I love the taste too, and enjoy trying different brands. My dad used to buy us coconuts and we would watch him as he used a hammer and nail, then would pour a smidgen of water into a glass for us to share.
Coconuts make me think of Caribbean beaches and beautiful sunshine
Tried coconut water for the first time this weekend and it’s delish!