This Web site is done by Miss Vidhu Mariam Rajan, as part of her M.sc Degree Thesis – “Value addition of Tender Coconuts by Incorporation, Standardization, Populirization (Website) of selecetd desserts and Marketing through Women's group. “ under the guidance of Mrs.S Angelina Esther Preethi ( Lecturer- Department of Food and Nutrition , R.V.S College of Arts and Science Sulur Coimbatore).

 India is the largest producer of coconut with a production of 14925 million nuts annually . About 90% of the production  comes from southern states, out of which the contribution of Kerala is 45% followed by Tamil Nadu 28% and Karnataka with 11% . Coconut finds a wide usage in the preparation of beverages , desserts and main dishes. At the all India level , the consumption of coconut as tender nut is less than 10% of the total production .Even though more than 25% of coconut production is consumed  as tender nut in in States like Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, tender nut consumption is negligible in Kerala. So effort was made to develop products from tender nuts in order to popularize tender coconut in Kerala.

 Indians are known to have a sweet tooth. The country has a long history of producing a wide range of traditional sweetmeats. Desserts products  due to their sweet taste and flavour enjoy a wide acceptance throughout the world So attempts  are made to utilize the unexploited tender coconuts by incorporating in desserts like Ice-cream , pudding ,Buko in syrup, Kheer and halwa, in order to popularize tender coconuts in Kerala.

Objectives of the Study includes:-

• Effective utilization of tender nut Kernal ,which is often left unutlised /unexploited.
• Formulate variety products from locally available material ( Tender Coconuts) so even rural population will be benefited.
• To uplift the economic condition of the farmers who mainly depend on coconut industry.
• To popularize new products from tender coconuts through marketing , Internet etc.