Coconut Water – The best drink for your dental health
If you think coconut water is just a fluid saturated with the flesh inside a coconut, then you are wrong. This tropical drink carries the constituents you are taking from sports and energy drinks. It has been recommended as a natural solution to eliminate toxins, improve the digestive system, urination, treat dehydration, and much more.
Do you know that regular consumption of coconut water tends to boost the strength of teeth and gums?
The oil extracted from coconut is widely recommended as a natural remedy for oral problems like dry lips, gum disease, reduce plaque build-up and so on. It is evident for the therapeutic properties the nut (and liquid in it) holds.
Here our dentists have listed the elegance of coconut water and the betterments it delivers.
1) Powerhouse of vital minerals
Besides hydrating agents, coconut water contains the necessary organic compounds to protect our cells. Moreover, the tropical fluid is rich in a plethora of active agents boosting our immune system and fight against the inflammatory response of microbes on our health.
The organic agents you can get with coconut water include:
- Antioxidants
- Cytokinins
- Amino acids
- Nutrients
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Potassium
Moreover, the beverage is low in calories. The minerals, potassium, and magnesium contents in coconut water help in preventing yeast infection.
2) Contains natural Sugar
Coconut water is sweet because of the naturally occurring sugars like Glucose (50%), Sucrose (35%), and Fructose (15%) the fluid contains.
As coconut water highly contains glucose sugar, it does not affect your teeth as refined sugars. You know that sugary drinks feed bacteria to wreck the teeth.
Meanwhile, the sweetened coconut waters available in the market have sweetened agents that escalate the sugar contents. We are not advising you to take such sweetened coconut beverages but consume them with a limit.
3) Reduce oral bacteria
Oral bacteria stick to teeth surfaces, gum tissues, and stuck between the teeth are the primary reason for many dental diseases you encounter.
The sugar substances, acidic compounds in foods, and drinks feed bacteria which produce acids. If it persists, the microbes increase the pH level and provoke an acidic environment in your mouth. It is quite detrimental to one’s oral cavity.
As coconut water has pH level of 6.1 to 7.o, it takes care of bring back the acidic levels to normal. Moreover, the beverage is a good source of hydration which increases salivary flow to swish away the harmful bacteria in the mouth.
4) It is a natural’s energy drink
Electrolytes are essential for our cells, muscles, and organs to work properly as the mineral is responsible for fluid balance in our body.
Sports and Energy drinks you are taking help to replace electrolytes and replenish the body sources you lost throughout the day. Unfortunately, the flavoring agents like sweetening substances composed in those drinks tend to damage your oral cavity.
Coconut water is nature’s energy drink that can restore the electrolytes like your favorite energy-boosting beverages but without affecting your dental health.
Bottom line
To be precise, if you concern about your oral health whilst taking beverages for a refreshing, then natural coconut water will be the right choice. It comprises organic substances that eliminate harmful microbes in your body as well as boosting yourself.
