What's the real deal with coconut water?
Is pink coconut water as good for you as the cloudy stuff? (Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova) Telephost - The first time I noticed pink coconut water, I was in a mildly run-down neighborhood grocery store. It was an unfamiliar bottle and the color of the liquid was near magenta. I didn't know if I was looking at a flavored variety of coconut water, or if something horribly wrong had happened during delivery. All I know is I did not buy it. Since then, I've seen coconut water in varying shades of pink everywhere from Whole Foods to gas stations. A quick perusal of the one of the bottle's labels revealed that the rosy hue is naturally-occurring, caused by a reaction that happens when the drink's antioxidants are introduced to light. So what's the real deal? Since coconut water is one of my go-to beverages whenever I need an energy or hydration boost, I wanted to know more. So I turned to Dr. Josh Axe, who has written...