我们需不需要担心椰汁中的饱和脂肪呢?

Last week, the American Heart Association released a report that warned of coconut oil's high saturated fat content. The report riled many people up about the actual link between saturated fat and heart disease, while others were left wondering: what does this mean for coconut water and its health claims? We're going to clear it all up, right here, right now.

上周，美国心脏协会发布了一份报告，警告人们椰汁中的饱和脂肪含量很高。这篇报告引起了很多人关于饱和脂肪与心脏病之间真正联系的思考，而其他人则在想这会对椰汁和它所谓的健康益处带来何种影响。现在，我们一一为您答疑解惑。

There's a lot going on inside a simple coconut. Not only does a coconut provide coconut water, but it also gives us coconut oil. Even though both of these popular products are produced from the same fruit (which is technically a one-seeded drupe, according to botanists), their nutritional content is vastly different.

简单的椰子引来了人们很多的争议。不仅因为椰子能产生椰汁，还因为它能提供椰子油。虽然这两种受人欢迎的产品都源于同一种水果（从技术上来说是种单核果，植物学家说道），但它们的营养成分却大不相同。

What is coconut water?

什么是椰汁？

Coconut water is the liquid found inside of the coconut. Young coconuts (about seven months old) are full of coconut water. In parts of the world where coconuts grow, it is not uncommon to see people drinking the water of a young coconut straight from the fruit with a straw.

椰汁是椰子中的液体。椰青（差不多7个月）全是椰汁。在世界各地生长椰子的地方，人们经常用一根吸管直接从这些椰子中喝椰汁。

For the past few years, coconut water has been touted as an all-natural answer to sports drinks. That's why it is being sold commercially on such a large scale. Its reputation might be inflated, but overall it is generally accepted as a healthy choice. An eight-ounce serving has zero fat in it (that means zero saturated fat, too), just 40 calories and 13 percent of your daily recommended intake of potassium.

过去几年，椰汁已被吹捧为纯天然运动饮料。因此得以大规模的在市场上售卖。也许，人们对它的吹捧有点夸大其词，但总的来说，椰汁是一种健康的选择。一份8盎司的椰汁含0g脂肪（这也意味着0g饱和脂肪），同时只含40卡和日常所需钾元素摄入量的13%。。

What is coconut oil?

什么是椰子油？

Coconut oil is made from the meat of a mature coconut. A young coconut, like the one full of coconut water we mentioned above, has hardly any meat in it. But as the coconut continues to mature, it uses the water to make its meat. This happens over a period of about five months. Coconut meat has a lot of fat in it ― one cup boasts over 28 grams ― which is why we can turn it into oil.

椰子油是由成熟的椰子肉制成。青椰子，也就是上述富含椰汁的椰子，几乎没有椰肉。但随着椰子继续生长，变得成熟，水就会变成肉。这段过程大约需要5个月。椰子肉含有很多脂肪--一杯就超过28g--因此我们可以将其制成椰子油。

Because coconut oil is made from the high-fat coconut meat, it is also high in fat ― and not just any fat, but saturated fat. One tablespoon of coconut oil contains almost 12 grams of saturated fat. That's why coconut oil's relationship with the public is a tumultuous one, with regard to health.

因为椰子油是由脂肪含量高的椰子肉制成，因此椰子油的脂肪含量也很高--而且正是饱和脂肪。一汤匙椰子油含有近12g饱和脂肪。因此人们觉得椰子油会影响健康。