coconut
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The only ones I tend to avoid are neutral vegetable oil, which can make the whole thing feel a little filmy, and coconut oil, unless that is a flavor you specifically want to chase.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
As a young man, by his account, he smuggled diamonds, oversaw coconut plantations, dynamited fish, captained schooners and hunted killer cannibals in the New Guinea jungle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Hoping to inspire her UK followers to experiment with the vegetable, she made a sweetcorn latte inspired by a frappé drink she'd had on her trip, using coconut milk, blended sweetcorn and espresso.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
They’ve surpassed $2 billion in sales for Starbucks, as they’ve launched an ever-sprawling genre of refresher varieties: water-based, lemonade-based, coconut milk–based, chili-dusted, frozen and blended.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
He went back to the boy and lifted his head up, tipping the King coconut slowly against his mouth.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
As with whey protein, the beverage space has faced shortages over the past year, particularly when it comes to coconuts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Almost all food—except for fish, coconuts and some root vegetables—must be imported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
The list of tariff exemptions published Friday also covers other produce such as avocados, coconuts and pineapples.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
But that's little consolation for stall owners like Ella and her husband Adi, who have sold coconuts and coffee on the beach for the past three years.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
Holding the coconut up for him to see, I cried, “Look, Grandpa. These coconuts even look like a monkey’s head.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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