Following up my last post on oral rehydration therapy, it was pointed out to me that coconut water is a rich source of potassium. So much so that it can be used to make an alternate home recipe for Oral Rehydration Solution. The recipe, illustrated above, is:
- 3 metric cups (750 ml) of water
- 1 metric cup (250 ml) of coconut water
- 8 metric teaspoons (40 ml) of lemon or lime juice, as a source of citrate
- 1 metric teaspoon (5 ml) of honey, to supply additional glucose
- ½ metric teaspoon of salt, to supply additional chloride and sodium
- ½ metric teaspoon of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), to supply additional sodium, and as a way of neutralising the acidity in the lemon or lime juice
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