In the last few years we’ve gone loco for coconuts. From coconut meat and coconut chips, to coconut ice cream and fermented coconut water, the 2010s truly was the decade of the coconut.

The popularity of the one-seeded drupe (it’s not a fruit or a nut) can be traced back to around 2004, when professional athletes and yoga stars started drinking the clear liquid of young green coconuts and promoting its benefits.

Like many sports and rehydration drinks, coconut water is high in potassium and other electrolytes such as sodium and magnesium. But coconut water is becoming increasingly popular because it’s a natural alternative to sugar-laden isotonic beverages.

And more and more, there have been claims made about how coconut water can magically cure hangovers.

Sound too good to be true?

Well, unfortunately, it is.

There is no scientific evidence that coconut water can help cure hangovers.

Because of its high number of electrolytes, coconut water is commonly offered as a way to rehydrate after a big night out on the town. But research has shown that dehydrated people with hangovers don’t have different levels of electrolytes from people who are not hungover.

So, for all the excitement surrounding coconuts being a hangover cure, it seems that it is only hype after all.

But never fear, if you’re after the latest so-called hangover cure, cactus water looks like the next big thing.