Unsweetened Dried Coconut (Shredded)

This coconut will add an all-natural coconut taste to baking, cooking, or granola.  The texture is ideal for making coconut macaroons or energy bars. A serving of shredded coconut packs five grams of dietary fiber, which is equal to 20 percent of the recommended daily value. Adding a scoop of shredded coconut to baked goods or your morning bowl of oatmeal can help you meet your daily fiber intake.

Unsweetened shredded coconut provides a boost of iron and zinc without all the sugar of the sweetened variety. Iron helps the body form hemoglobin, the protein required to transport oxygen-rich blood cells throughout the body. Zinc plays an important role in the immune system and also supports wound healing.