Bayanihan Original: Nata De Coco

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Bayanihan Original: Nata De Coco

The chewy, bubble gum-like flavor makes this a nice snack. Also works as an ingredient to other tasty, popular treats to offset the sweetness.

Kris Caballero • Jul 05, 2015 • 0 comments • Food Reviews

Bayanihan Original: Nata De Coco jar (front)

Bayanihan Original: Nata De Coco jar (back)

This review marks as the very first foreign product discussed here on FOODSOTROS™, namely a Philippine product. (I'm of Filipino and Spanish descent.)

My dear, sweet father was a huge fan of this and growing up, I tried understanding why we had a chunk in our pantry. When I gave it a try, I was hooked and loved the sweet taste of this. For those of you who are new, and/or looking for a perfect ingredient to include to your recipes, you're looking at a unique product.

Out of the jar, with the syrup drained, the taste is very chewy. Think of those JELL-O cubes, but instead, coconut. The taste is close to a delicious block of bubble gum. Remember that delicious feeling you get when chewing on a fresh stick of bubble gum? That's what you get from this. It's very good and very tasty. However, eating it by itself isn't quite recommended. And while I add this to JELL-O as an alternative to cherries and/or pineapple, I've provided an excellent recipe for you to try:

Nata De Coco and Cucumber Salad

Directions:
2 jars of Nata De Coco, gels drained
3 medium cucumbers—peeled, seeds removed and finely diced
1 cup of mango
1 tsp [teaspoon] of regular table salt
½ tsp of black pepper
¾ tsp of cayenne pepper
Mix all until incorporated. Best served when cold.

Serves as a perfect side to main courses with meat, fish or chicken dishes.

There you have it! If you tried this recipe of ours, send us a picture and we'll post it! Or you can send us your feedback!

Even if coconut is your least favorite fruit, you'll love this amazing product from Bayanihan®. Maraming salamat, Bayanihan!

TASTE5/5

PACKAGING5/5

PREPARATION5/5

COST5/5

PLUSES

While it can be eaten by itself, it tastes best when included with other Philippine treats such as halo-halo.

MINUSES

Since there aren't any, retailers like Seafood City has the tendency to overprice this product (we, however, let that slide with a 5/5).

100% (A+)

Fan Rating

PROFILE
Brand	Bayanihan®
Item	Nata De Coco (coconut gel in syrup)
Description	--
Bar Code Number	7 95981 25088 8
Net Weight	12 OZ (340g)
Distributed by	Foremost Foods International, Inc. Pomona, California 91768, U.S.A.
Product Number	7743-CC / 5 SMY 15
NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size	½ cup (113g)
Servings Per Container	about 3
Calories	90
Calories from Fat	5
Total Fat	0.5g - 1%
Saturated Fat	0g
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	0mg - 0%
Sodium	5mg - 0%
Total Carbohydrate	22g - 7%
Dietary Fiber	0g - 0%
Sugars	20g
Protein	0g
Vitamin A	0%
Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	0%
Iron	0%
Ingredients	Coconut Gel, Water, Cane Sugar, Artificial Banana Flavor, Citric Acid, (acidulant), Sodium Metabisulfite (antioxidant).
Contains	Coconut, Sulfite
Other	Product of the Philippines

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