Nam Hom

Variety of Coconut · Cocos nucifera

Thailand's fragrant aromatic dwarf with pandan-sweet, perfumed coconut water.

Also known as: Aromatic Coconut, Nam Hom Aromatic, Thai Aromatic Dwarf

🇹🇭 Thailand

Taste & characteristics

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Medium green nuts with characteristically aromatic, very sweet water and tender flesh.

Short dwarf habit, early bearing; high value in Thailand's export market.

High nut count; exported worldwide as trimmed 'diamond-cut' drinking coconuts.

Aroma comes from the natural compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (as in fragrant rice).

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