Are young coconuts safe to eat?

There have been rumours going round recently that young Thai coconuts were dipped in formaldehyde before being exported, which many of us hoped was not true. Matt Amsden (of RAWvolution) decided to find out by having a coconut tested, and thankfully for us young coconut lovers, the test came back negative – no trace of formaldehyde in any part of the coconut. Read the full story here.

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3 thoughts on “Are young coconuts safe to eat?

  1. Thank you for posting this. Where did you find testing available? I stopped eating these fresh coconuts because of this rumor throughout the Raw community. Thanks!

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