Young coconuts, the flesh is light purple???

Question

I eat mature coconuts every now and then, but today I decided to try a young coconut. I was surprised to see that the jelly-like flesh had a purple tint to it, as well as the juice. The juice tasted fine (quite tasty), so i don't think it was bad. Is this normal though, the purple coloring??? I've seen pictures of young coconuts on the net and the flesh still looked pretty white. Maybe this one was REALLY young, cause there wasn't that much flesh anyway. Any feedback would help, thank you!

Answer 1

Young coconuts are purely white. The knife or whatever was used in the cutting of the young coconut had created a chemical reaction and had turned the juice to purple and tainted the flesh as well. Metals when exposed to young coconut juice produces some sort of chemical reaction (maybe the acidity of the juice against the metal) and it really turns purple.

Answer 2

Purple Coconut Meat

Answer 3

I've eaten plenty of young coconuts straight from a tree and have never seen or heard of a purple tint. I've seen mutations that made the inside thick and slimy but it's still safe to eat and is actually used for desserts in the Philippines. I wouldn't eat it if it was purple.

Answer 4

its just the developing color, like green bannanas. it was like a slightly developed seed, thats why there was no flesh. but young juice is really good for marinades, ita less watery.