Prototypes show the capabilities of coconut ingredients
Coconut water is the fluid drained from the center of the nut, which then goes through processing. Coconut cream is derived from the white part of the coconut that has been pressed and extracted.
Six custom coconut water and coconut milk prototype blends are now available from iTi Tropicals Inc., Lawrenceville, N.J., including organic coconut water 100% juice beverage, two coconut milk beverages, a light culinary coconut milk, an apple-coconut water blend and an orange-coconut water blend.
Don Giampetro, iTi’s vice president of innovation and quality, told Dairy Foods contributing editor Erika Flynn that the new products are in response to the company’s insight that both have great potential for growth.