Coconut water leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Coconut water comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Coconut water for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.25 g3.79 gWIN
- Carbohydrate24.03 g19.53 g
- Fibermore is better3.44 g5.79 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—13.74 g
- Total fat0.94 g1.05 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.21 g0.93 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN21.88 mg552.63 mg
- Potassiummore is better456.25 mg1315.79 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better37.5 mg126.32 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.63 mg1.53 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better56.25 mg131.58 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN5242.5 mg12.63 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

