Figure 1

Pictures of coconut water before and after sterilisation and storage at 4°C. ( A). Fresh coconut water after extraction. (B). Fresh coconut water after two weeks of storage at 4°C. (C). Irradiated coconut water after four weeks of storage at 4°C (no significant difference to the observation before and after two weeks of storage). (D). Autoclaved mixture of coconut water before storage. (E). Autoclaved coconut water after two weeks of storage. For B, C and E, the increase in turbidity/cloudiness of the water masked the intensity of the yellow colour; however, it was observable after centrifugation.