Macapuno is very soft coconut meat. The Philippine Coconut Authority translates macapuno as coconut “sport” — it is technically the very soft endosperm of coconuts. It contains high levels of galactomannan, a polysaccharide that is classified as a gum. It is galactomannan that gives makapuno its jelly-like solid endosperm and highly viscous liquid endosperm. The […]
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