Tough nut to crack: coconut water convenience without environmental cost

(14 Jul 2024)
BRAZIL COCONUT WATER

SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rio de Janeiro – 15 June 2024

1. Various aerial shots of of Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro ++MUTE++
2. Wide of coconut trees and cart with coconuts.
3. Coconuts piled on cart in front of sea
4. People jogging along beach front past coconuts
5. Man opening coconut with machete
6. People sipping coconut water with straws
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Ana Beatriz Lopes, local resident:
“It’s really good. We just jogged fifteen kilometres and now some good old coconut water to hydrate afterwards, it’s very good."

8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Pedro Rocha, local resident:
“I like to get up early, surf and go for a run and rehydrate with coconut water. I think it’s the best way to start the day."

9. Aerial shot of coconut plantation at Santa Cruz district in Rio de Janeiro ++MUTE++
10. Various of coconut palms and coconuts
11. Various of men harvesting coconuts
12. Various of men loading truck with coconuts
13. Aerial shot of truck leaving coconut plantation ++MUTE++

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rio de Janeiro – 8 July 2024

14. Man cutting coconuts at street market
15. Man cutting coconuts and pouring coconut water into jar
16. Various of woman filling plastic bottles with coconut water
17. Local resident Sandra Albuquerque purchasing bottled coconut water, UPSOUND (Portuguese) “Six bottles. These are six litres."

18. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Sandra Albuquerque, local resident:
“I used to always buy coconuts, I preferred them, except now there is no more space in my fridge, it’s six litres, lots of coconut water so I don’t have space to store the coconut water."

19. Coconut water being poured onto jar
20. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Sandra Albuquerque, local resident:
“I have grandchildren too, who love coconut water so we’re always drinking coconut water. I leave it in the fridge and we go on drinking it."

21. Woman drinking from coconut at stand
22. Various of packaged coconut water on shelves

ASSOCIATED PRESS
São Pedro da Aldeia – 22 May 2024

23. Aerial shot of Vero Coco bottling plant ++MUTE++
24. Aerial showing cart full of coconuts
25. Various of workers opening coconuts with machetes at bottling plant
26. Coconut water bottles moving on conveyor belt
27. Various close-ups of coconut water bottles
28 SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Leticia Mamprin, food engineer, Vero Coco:
“We place liquid nitrogen because there is a space between the coconut water and the lid, so we place nitrogen there to expel any oxygen, therefore making the product more durable."

29. Close of coconut water bottles having individual drops of liquid nitrogen inserted, producing a puff of gas
30. Various of bottles moving on conveyor belt and being put into cardboard boxes
31. Worker taking boxes into cold storage
32. Refrigerator with coconut water bottles in it
33. Man drinking coconut water from bottle
34. Woman watching tennis players while drinking bottled coconut water
35. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Raiane Ferreira, resident:
“It’s practical for us who practice sports, who are mothers. We don’t have the time to spend opening coconuts. This way it’s more practical. It’s great and it doesn’t have the taste of other bottled coconut water."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rio de Janeiro – 5 July 2024

36. Flamengo Football Club
37. Flamengo Football Club flag, next to Brazilian flag
38. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Paulo Cavalcanti, Flamengo football squad nutritionist:

39. Refrigerator filled with bottled coconut water of the kind used by Flamengo club

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