Toddy palm

Palm Sugar originates from various palm species, e. g., palmyra, saga or Toddy palm, coconut and Nipa palm grown in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and the Philippines, respectively. 

Palm-kemdl n. palm-kernel oil. -kemolselfe, -kernseife, /. palm(-kernel) oil soap, -lilie, /. yucca, -nuss, /. palm nut, palm kernel coconut. -nussSl,n. palm-kernel oil coconut oil. -ol, n. palm oil. -dlseife, /. palm oil soap, -seife, /. palm (oil) soap, -sekt, m. palm wine, palm toddy, -starke, /. palm starch, sago, -wachs, n. palm wax. -zucker, m. palm sugar, jaggery. 

Cleary, M. P., F. C. Phillips, and R. A. Morton. Genotype and diet effects in lean and obese Zucker rats fed either safflower or coconut oil diets. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1999 220(3) 153-161. Lai, J.J., C. V. Sreeranjit Kumar, M. V. Suresh, M. Indira, and P. L. Vija-yammal. Effect of in utero exposure of Toddy (coconut palm wine) on liver function and lipid metabolism in rat fetuses. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 1998 52(3) 209-219. 

The sap of a variety of palms, including Borassus and Caryota, is fermented to produce palm wine, also called palm toddy. When fermented palm sap is distilled, the liquor known as arrack is produced. 

Sugar Palms Fermentation Palm wine (also called toddy)... 

Additional uses of coconuts include a refreshing and palatable drink obtained from green coconuts in the treatment of diarrhea, to replace body fluid and provide some electrolytes toddy, a beverage which is consumed either fresh or fermented as an intoxicating palm wine, obtained from the unopened flower stalks and palm cabbage, a salad made from the delicate young buds cut from the top of the tree. 

Dates (Phoenix dactylifera) are probably the oldest cultivated fruit, having been cultivated for over 5000 years. It is a major crop in the Middle East and there are over 2000 cultivars. As with other palms, the sap is tapped for fermentation into toddy which is also distilled. A well-managed tree will produce 400-600 kg dates per year from the age of 5 years for up to 60 years. Al Farsi et al. (2005) report that dates contain unspecified carotenoids and anthocyanins together with protocatechuic acid, vanillic acid, syringic acid and ferulic acid... 

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