Crew aboard Spanish trading ships departing from Manila may have introduced techniques for distilling coconut sap – helping to shape what would become Mexico’s national spirit.
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Coconut water is a filtered and nutrient-rich clear liquid formed by the tree itself.
There are so many milk alternatives these days, but it can be difficult to tell how beneficial they might be for our health. So we asked a dietitian to run through the main options.
The coconut – an icon of unspoiled tropical idylls – causes more environmental harm than many people realise.
Coconut water may be the ‘it’ drink, but its producers face multiple threats.
Black youth are grappling with the question of the meaning of freedom in post-apartheid South Africa. They seek an antidote to their reality wherein blackness continues to be mocked and marginalised.
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Senior Researcher, Cirad
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Lecturer in Dietetics, Swinburne University of Technology
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Honorary Professor of Conservation, University of Kent
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Doctoral Researcher and Part-time Lecturer, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
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Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles