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Where I live there are not young coconuts so i only it the brown ones. There is no problem with them. I suppose that young coconuts would be lighter.
brown coconuts are fine if you are just using the milk out of them but extremely hard to get the meat out….there are not young coconuts where I live either but, I quickly learned if you will talk to your produce man about ordering a case of young Thai coconuts then they will usually do that for you….they do it for me at H.E.B all the time….I usually pay about $12.00 for a case and there are 9 in a case. I hope that helps:)
It’s a grocery store chain here in Texas:) It’s named after the man who started them:)
They are both perfectly edible and delicious. Young coconuts have a soft meat, a sweet juice, and are low in fat and calories… great for ice creams, smoothies, and snacks. Mature (brown hairy) coconuts have dense hard meat and a more neutral tasting juice they are much higher in fat and calories… great for shredded coconut, coconut butter, and snacks. If you look on you tube there are some great videos showing how to open both varieties. I don’t find mature coconuts to be too difficult to work with as long as you know some tricks ;)