我們需不需要擔心椰汁中的飽和脂肪呢?
Last week, the American Heart Association released a report that warned of coconut oil's high saturated fat content. The report riled many people up about the actual link between saturated fat and heart disease, while others were left wondering: what does this mean for coconut water and its health claims? We're going to clear it all up, right here, right now.
上週，美國心臟協會發布了一份報告，警告人們椰汁中的飽和脂肪含量很高。這篇報告引起了很多人關於飽和脂肪與心臟病之間真正聯繫的思考，而其他人則在想這會對椰汁和它所謂的健康益處帶來何種影響。現在，我們一一爲您答疑解惑。There's a lot going on inside a simple coconut. Not only does a coconut provide coconut water, but it also gives us coconut oil. Even though both of these popular products are produced from the same fruit (which is technically a one-seeded drupe, according to botanists), their nutritional content is vastly different.
簡單的椰子引來了人們很多的爭議。不僅因爲椰子能產生椰汁，還因爲它能提供椰子油。雖然這兩種受人歡迎的產品都源於同一種水果（從技術上來說是種單核果，植物學家說道），但它們的營養成分卻大不相同。
What is coconut water?
什麼是椰汁？
Coconut water is the liquid found inside of the coconut. Young coconuts (about seven months old) are full of coconut water. In parts of the world where coconuts grow, it is not uncommon to see people drinking the water of a young coconut straight from the fruit with a straw.
椰汁是椰子中的液體。椰青（差不多7個月）全是椰汁。在世界各地生長椰子的地方，人們經常用一根吸管直接從這些椰子中喝椰汁。For the past few years, coconut water has been touted as an all-natural answer to sports drinks. That's why it is being sold commercially on such a large scale. Its reputation might be inflated, but overall it is generally accepted as a healthy choice. An eight-ounce serving has zero fat in it (that means zero saturated fat, too), just 40 calories and 13 percent of your daily recommended intake of potassium.
過去幾年，椰汁已被吹捧爲純天然運動飲料。因此得以大規模的在市場上售賣。也許，人們對它的吹捧有點誇大其詞，但總的來說，椰汁是一種健康的選擇。一份8盎司的椰汁含0g脂肪（這也意味着0g飽和脂肪），同時只含40卡和日常所需鉀元素攝入量的13%。。What is coconut oil?
什麼是椰子油？Coconut oil is made from the meat of a mature coconut. A young coconut, like the one full of coconut water we mentioned above, has hardly any meat in it. But as the coconut continues to mature, it uses the water to make its meat. This happens over a period of about five months. Coconut meat has a lot of fat in it ― one cup boasts over 28 grams ― which is why we can turn it into oil.
椰子油是由成熟的椰子肉製成。青椰子，也就是上述富含椰汁的椰子，幾乎沒有椰肉。但隨着椰子繼續生長，變得成熟，水就會變成肉。這段過程大約需要5個月。椰子肉含有很多脂肪--一杯就超過28g--因此我們可以將其製成椰子油。Because coconut oil is made from the high-fat coconut meat, it is also high in fat ― and not just any fat, but saturated fat. One tablespoon of coconut oil contains almost 12 grams of saturated fat. That's why coconut oil's relationship with the public is a tumultuous one, with regard to health.
因爲椰子油是由脂肪含量高的椰子肉製成，因此椰子油的脂肪含量也很高--而且正是飽和脂肪。一湯匙椰子油含有近12g飽和脂肪。因此人們覺得椰子油會影響健康。
