Our Story
Overview
The Cocomi Story
In our family, we say “everything starts with the coconut” and our
love story with coconut has been 100 years in the making: it all started when our
great grandmother began farming the rich Sri Lankan lands for tea, spices and
coconuts.
Dad would spend hours on the farm climbing coconut palms and sneaking sips of coconut water. He felt the benefits of living in harmony with nature, and tasted that goodness in every coconut. A doctor by training, he decided with the support of our mother to hang up his white coat and begin his organic journey towards caring for the environment and a sustainable future.
Since then, he’s transformed our family holdings into the largest organic coconut
farm in Sri Lanka, with a thriving community of over 2000 traditional farming
families.
Inspired by our Dad’s vision, in 2013, we founded Cocomi.
Coconuts with love from our family farms
Our Organic Farms & Factories
Coconuts with love from our family farms The
one and only
Natural Goodness Guaranteed Our
farms: Nature as it should be
We’re the only organic Sri Lankan coconut brand that grows our own
coconuts and manufactures our own products. This gives us control
over quality at every stage of production, direct tracebility from
farm to shelf, and the consumer, peace of mind.
Ours are the freshest coconut products you’ll find. Every single
coconut is processed within 4 hours of cracking so you’ll get that
fresh taste with every sip and bite.
Located at the heart of the Coconut Triangle, our family has been
practicing organic farming for generations and were the first
exporter of organic certified products from Sri Lanka.
We respect and protect the cycle of life: Our farms are rich in
biodiversity with every human, plan and animal having their role to
balance our ecosystem. Our farmers only use natural inputs, like
Rice straw and plants for nitrogen fixing; we intercrop our coconut
palms to enrich and maintain the stability of our soil; and welcome
animals onto famrs, from strutting peacocks and lazy iguanas.
We make sure everything tht can be returned to nature is
given back: Our factories run on the energy produced from Coconut
shells; the coconut husks, the nutritive outmost layer, are buried
at the base of the palms, enriching the roots with nutrients; our
waste water is biologically treated and recycled, while rain water
is regularly harvested and stored to be used in times of
drought.
Our Love For Nature
Our philosophy in preserving and sustaining our surroundings is an utmost
priority, Mother Nature is the core of our organic products and it's our turn to
take care of her in whatever ways possible.
It's well understood that in today's world we are destroying more than what we can
build, deforestation and pollution is taking a toll on the delicate bio diversity
surrounding us, the life which supports us. Though we are caught in this vicious
cycle we ensure that we are not part of this unwanted destruction.
Our plantations are equipped with some of the irrigation methods Sri Lankans Kings
used in ancient times; which is a construction of soil dams across streams at
different elevations with overflows, thus a large capacity of rainwater is harvested
in water reservoirs. Rainwater collected in reservoirs at different elevation along
the stream leads to uplift the ground water table which in turn has benefited
coconut production. The ponds are used effectively as ideal water sources for
irrigation during dry season and also serve as watering holes to different small
animals which live in the plantations.
Our factories require a vast amount of steam for production, furnace oil is the
easiest but polluting option, yet nature always had the answer and we listened. Our
plantations generate tonnes of coconut shells and we put to use this natural energy
source by installing coconut shell boilers which now generates the total steam
required to operate the entire plant. Furthermore all waste water is channeled back
to watering the plants surrounding the factory premises.
FAQ
Where are all the Cocomi products manufactured?
All our products are manufactured by us only. From the farm to the finished products, we monitor everything- no out sourcing, no agents and no middlemen. Everything is under our purview and control thus ensuring the best always.
What is special about Cocomi Coconut Water?
First of all Coconut water itself is nature’s wonder product- already filled with goodness for the human body. We ensured that’s it’s even better!. Ours is 100% organic and from our own farms. Cocomi Coconut water is produced within three hours of harvesting, thus ensuring that the purity and freshness is maintained throughout.
What do you mean by hand harvested?
Just the way fine wine is appreciated we treat our coconuts with love. Our experienced coconut pluckers know which tree and which bunch has the best nut for picking through years of experience and skill. The pluckers carefully extract the nut and in turn our quality supervisors personally go through the selection and approve the best to move forward for production.
What is the Virgin Coconut oil manufacturing process?
Our Virgin Coconut oil is manufactured using cold pressed expeller method that is dehydrating the coconut at medium heat temperature, and then the oil is carefully pressed and filtered. Plus we also ensure that the glass bottle lug caps conform to food use.
What is Cocomi Coconut Milk Drink? Can it be used for cooking as well?
Our Organic Coconut milk beverage is ideal for the vegan, lactose intolerant or for those who just don’t enjoy the taste of dairy or soy milk. Our Coconut milk is a viable plant based alternative that contains no lactose and has a pleasant, creamy texture. The Coconut Milk Drink is perfect for your morning cereals, tea, coffee, smoothies, health shakes or just as it is!. We do not recommend the Coconut Milk Drink for cooking but certainly our delicious culinary coconut milk for your recipes.
Is there a difference between coconut oil and coconut butter?
Yes, there is definitely a difference between the two. Think peanut butter vs peanut oil. One is thick and smooth while the other is liquid( at room temperature). Coconut butter includes the meat of the coconut while coconut oil does not.
How do I melt hardened coconut butter?
Depending on the climate it can be smooth, liquid, rock hard or even crumbly. It also burns very quickly. A few options: You can preheat the oven to 350 F and place the coconut butter inside. Take it out after five minutes, or if you need a small amount you can place it on a candle warmer or immerse the bottle in hot water for few minutes.
What is Coconut flour? How is it different from grain flour?
Coconut flour is dried, defatted and ground coconut meat. It is fresh and organic, with a wheat flour consistency. Coconut flour is low in carbohydrates and boasts a lower “net” carb amount than other flours, including soy flour. Net carbs are the digestible carbohydrates in the flour. The flour is gluten- free, hypoallergenic and a good source of protein and fiber. Compared with wheat flour, which has a 27 percent fiber content, coconut flour has a fiber content of 61 percent. It is a better choice for diabetics and those with celiac disease. Replacing 15 percent to 25 percent of the flour in baking recipes with coconut flour can usually be done without changing the outcome. Some recipes still work if the entire flour amount is substituted with coconut flour.
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Renuka House
No 69, Sri Jinaratna Road,
Colombo 02,
Sri Lanka.
+94 11 2 314 750-5
+94 11 2 445 549