Coconut water leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Coconut water comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for less sodium.
Pick Coconut water for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g3.79 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.86 g19.53 g
- Fibermore is better4.21 g5.79 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better17.61 g13.74 gWIN
- Total fat0.26 g1.05 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.93 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.51 mg552.63 mg
- Potassiummore is better175.44 mg1315.79 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better10.53 mg126.32 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.23 mg1.53 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better8.77 mg131.58 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—12.63 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.

