What should coconut water taste like

If so, chances are, you saw someone crack open a coconut and drink the coconut water inside. Keep reading to discover more about coconut water and its benefits. So what should you expect if you buy a bottle of coconut water or open a coconut to drink from the middle? Depending on the maturity of your coconut, you may even get an initial sour note in your water. Overall, its flavor is quite well-balanced, thanks to its subtle sweet, salty, and nutty hints all swirling together in each sip.

Interested in buying some? Here is where to find coconut water in the grocery store. I know that some people will love them and some will not. I know some people love certain foods and some hate them. I cannot see the fascination with coconut water.

I cannot see how someone finds it delicious. Yet, millions do. So I will be the outcast. I will not enjoy coconut water. I am okay with that. I will see all the cool fitness people drinking their coconut water after their workout and brag about all the health benefits of it. I mean, it has potassium AND electrolytes. Because you should never trust a food that smells like a sewer that you have to wash for five minutes just to get the smell out.

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Suggest a correction. What's Hot. To determine the best coconut water, we conducted a taste test. If you've never tasted coconut water before, then it's worth mentioning that it can be quite difficult to describe exactly what you're tasting. We were able to distinguish different flavors between brands through a lot a LOT of back and forth sampling.

We had testers rank their favorites and we averaged the scores to determine the final ranking. Although one tester described this drink as smelling like a nail salon, when it came down to taste, there was nothing really offputting about FOCO. In fact, there was nothing really great about it either. Comments included "flat, no depth of flavor" and "sweet, but also not too sweet.

We all really enjoyed Goya's Pure Coconut Water. Why didn't it win? It was up against some harsh competition. You may notice that Goya adds a touch of sugar "to balance flavor," but the resulting product is actually lower in sugar than most of its competitors. Testers described this carton as being "very clean tasting" and "just the right amount of sweetness. Vita Coco is the only brand that adds vitamin C to their drink, which gives it a decidedly acidic taste that's perfectly balanced by a touch of added sugar.

Our tasters described it as tasting "nutritious" and like " something you'd drink after a yoga class. C 2 O tastes like what you'd expect drinking out of a freshly-cracked new coconut would taste like. It's mild and not too sweet—perfectly balanced.