Vietnipa is the brand “Mật Dừa Nước Ông Sáu,” operated by Công ty Cổ phần Dừa Nước Việt Nam, a producer founded in 2019 in the Cần Giờ area of Ho Chi Minh City. It taps and processes nectar from the nipa palm (Nypa fruticans), a mangrove palm that grows across roughly 900 ha of Cần Giờ’s tidal wetlands, into concentrated nectar, a ready-to-drink nectar, a powder and an organic sugar. In 2023 the company obtained USDA, EU and JAS organic certification via Control Union in the same year.
The brand was founded by Phan Minh Tiến, a chemical engineer from Bình Khánh commune in Cần Giờ, who developed a “stalk-massage” technique to induce the nipa palm’s flower stalk to release sap.
Company at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Legal name | Công ty Cổ phần Dừa Nước Việt Nam (VIETNIPA) |
| Brand | Mật Dừa Nước Ông Sáu |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Location | 680 Ấp Bình Phước, Bình Khánh commune, Ho Chi Minh City (Cần Giờ) |
| Region | Southeast Vietnam |
| Website | https://vietnipa.com |
| Contact | +84 97 69 45611 |
Products
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Concentrated nipa palm nectar | Flagship; company reports ~8 L fresh nectar → 1 L concentrate; stated GI 17; ~1-year shelf life at ambient temperature |
| Ready-to-drink nectar (essence) | Consumed directly or mixed with citrus and ice |
| Nipa palm powder | Powdered format |
| Organic nipa palm sugar | Company reports ~10 L nectar → 1 kg sugar; developed during the COVID-19 period |
The company also runs a direct-service F&B outlet (“Bến Dừa Nước”), with a first address at 60 Nguyễn Du, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Certifications and recognition
Status as reported by the company, retrieved 2026-07-31:
| Item | Body | Note |
|---|---|---|
| OCOP 4-star | Provincial OCOP Council | 2021 |
| Organic — USDA, EU, JAS | Control Union | 2023 |
| HVNCLC — Integration Standard | BSA | — |
| Low glycemic index (GI = 17) | Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology | — |
| HCMC Typical Rural Industrial Product | — | 2019 |
| 2nd prize, National Rural Youth Startup Innovation Contest | Central Youth Union + BSA | 2019 |
OCOP is Vietnam’s government product-grading scheme, rated 1–5 stars; 4-star is the provincial tier. HVNCLC (“High-Quality Vietnamese Goods”) is a consumer- and standards-based label administered by the BSA.
Sourcing and production
Vietnipa taps nectar from the stalk of the nipa palm’s fruit bunch; the company reports that a single stalk yields on average about 1 L of nectar per day for 20–30 continuous days. Rather than leasing land, it links with local farmers who tend their own nipa stands and are paid a base wage plus a share of output; the company reports linked farmer income of over 10 million VND/month. As stated in the company profile (retrieved 2026-07-31), its linked growing area was about 10 ha in 2023 with a plan to expand to 30–50 ha in 2024, against a total Cần Giờ nipa area of roughly 900 ha and an estimated ~9,000 ha of potential across southwest Vietnam. These are self-reported figures; see limitations below.
Markets
Domestically the company sells through vietnipa.com and duanuocongsau.com, the Shopee and Lazada marketplaces, and its “Bến Dừa Nước” outlets and the Cần Giờ tourism area.
Export markets, all reported as starting in Q1 2024 (company profile, retrieved 2026-07-31):
| Market | Since | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Q1 2024 | Contract signed; exports began |
| 🇨🇳 China | Q1 2024 | Contract signed |
| 🇺🇸 United States | Q1 2024 | First order confirmed |
| 🇪🇺 Europe | In progress | Being pursued — not counted as an active market |
Related producers
- Sokfarm — a Mekong Delta producer that taps coconut flower nectar using a similar traditional stalk-tapping method.
- Palmania — a Vietnamese palm-sugar producer working an adjacent palm-nectar value chain.
- Vicosap — a Mekong Delta deep-processor of a specialty tree crop (wax coconut), on a comparable OCOP-to-export path.
Limitations of this data
- We have not visited the facility. All figures (yield ratios, per-stalk nectar output, farmer income, hectares, GI value) are self-reported by the company or drawn from public profiles as of 2026-07-31, and are not independently audited here.
- The stated GI value of 17 is attributed to the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology in the source; we have not inspected the underlying test report.
- Europe is described in the source as being pursued, not yet an active export market, and is therefore excluded from the export markets list.
- Certification records reflect what the company reports; we have not inspected the underlying certificates or their current validity.