Does coconut water deserve a health halo?

椰子水真的值得被赋予健康光环吗?

Round Table China

社会与文化

2025-05-07

20 分钟
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Move over, milk tea—this summer belongs to crisp, tropical coconut water. Gym-goers, office workers, and wellness seekers are all chasing that hydrating glow. But is it truly a health essential, or just another overhyped trend? We crack open the truth behind the craze. / Heart to Heart - please send your audio questions to roundtablepodcast@qq.com (14:01). On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

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  • You're listening to Roundtable with myself, He Young.

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  • Coming up, move over milk tea.

  • This summer, it's all about that clear, cool, tropical goodness, coconut water.

  • From gym rats to the 9 to 5 crew, urban dwellers are stocking up for that healthy hydration glow up.

  • But is it just hype?

  • Or is coconut water really the clean living staple people say it is?

  • Let's crack open the can on this growing trend.

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  • Coconut water is the clear fluid inside coconuts, and it is having a moment.

  • Once a novelty thirst quencher on sandy beaches,

  • coconut water and its clean label cousins now fuel daily routines from morning workouts to afternoon pick-me-ups.

  • As the mercury climbs, China's beverage industry is riding a whole new health wave.