According to the book Coconut ​ — Tree of Life, the coconut palm “supplies not only food, water and oil for cooking, but also leaves for thatch roofs, fibre for ropes and mats, shells that can be used as utensils and ornaments, and the sweet sap of the inflorescence from which sugar and alcohol are made. ”
Raamatu „Coconut – Tree of Life ” sõnul ei saa kookospalmist„ üksnes toitu, jooki ja küpsetusrasva, vaid selle lehtedest tehakse ka katuseid, kiududest köisi ja matte, luukestadest anumaid ja kaunistusi ning õiekobara magusast mahlast suhkrut ja alkoholi ”.