Pastry additions are usually coconut paste.

Coconut paste is a mixture of shredded coconut and coconut flour that is used as a filling for pastries, mooncakes, breads, etc. and sprinkled on the surface of candy canes, breads, etc. to add flavor and decorate the surface. The ingredients are made from shredded or grated coconut meat, which is mixed after a special drying process.

Coconut itself is white, while the common coconut on the market has an attractive oily golden color, which is due to the addition of butter, egg wash, sugar, egg yolks, etc. during the production process. Such coconut, although better texture, stronger flavor, more nutritious and comprehensive, but higher calories, should not be consumed too much at a time.

Coconut effect:

1, supplemental nutrition: coconut contains sugar, fat, protein, vitamin B, vitamin C and trace elements such as potassium, magnesium, etc., can effectively replenish the body's nutrients to improve the body's resistance to disease;

2, diuretic and decongestive: coconut milk is rich in potassium, magnesium and other minerals, the composition of which is similar to intracellular fluids, can correct Dehydration and electrolyte disorders, to achieve the effect of diuretic swelling.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Coconut