Coco- nuts!

foodstuff and a beauty aid and has no shortage of celebrity fans.

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has been seen using it and Angelina Jo l i e - P i t t has a spoonful with her breakfast.

And influential food bloggers such as Deliciously Ella, who hailed it as an “all-round wonder product”, and Joe Wicks have further fuelled demand. FROM candles to shampoos, there’s no shortage of coconut products to choose from. Will they all last the test of time? Yes to Coconut Shampoo and Conditioner, £5.99 each. Coconut milk sales have shot up 67% to more than £ 16 million a year as interest in using it in Asian dishes has soared.

Not everyone is convinced, though.

The British Heart Foundation said coconut oil’s high saturated fat levels, about one third more than butter, raises concerns about potential heart disease and stroke risks. And a Glasgow Black Coconut Candle, £10.99, Yankee Candles. Buko Coconut Jam, £4.99. Various stockists including Amazon and Holland and Barrett. Coco Loco Coconut Oil, £2.99, Aldi. Palmer’s Coconut Oil Hand Cream, £2.40. Stockists include Boots and Superdrug. Rachel’s Coconut Divine Rice, £1.39, Tesco and Nisa. Coco Loco Serum, by Lee Stafford, £6.99. Coconut flour, from £2.99, Nutriseed.co.uk University nutrition expert slammed claims of health benefits as “all nonsense”.

But the boom in all things coconut shows no sign of slowing, with Starbucks selling coconut milk lattes, Smirnoff launching a coconut- flavoured vodka and Marks & Spencer offering £ 3 ring- pull “drinking coconuts” complete with a straw.