Unsweetened coconut water vs Powerade sports drink

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 556 g of unsweetened coconut water or 313 g of powerade sports drink. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in unsweetened coconut water: vitamin C, potassium (16×), thiamin (4.8×), magnesium and copper. More in powerade sports drink: vitamin B12, niacin and vitamin B6. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Unsweetened coconut water100 cal

556 g · 1.2 g protein · 23.6 g carbs (21.8 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Powerade sports drink100 cal

313 g · 0 g protein · 24.5 g carbs (19.1 g sugars) · 0.16 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 2.8 µg
    0%118%
  • Vitamin C55 mg · 0 mg
    61%0%
  • Niacin (B3)0 mg · 4.9 mg
    0%31%
  • Vitamin B60 mg · 0.48 mg
    0%28%
  • Potassium917 mg · 56.3 mg
    20%1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.17 mg · 0.034 mg
    14%3%
  • Magnesium33.3 mg · 0 mg
    8%0%
  • Copper0.044 mg · 0 mg
    5%0%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein1.2 g · 0 g2%·0%
  • Total fat0 g · 0.16 g0%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0.025 g0%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates23.6 g · 24.5 g9%·9%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit144 mg · 131 mg6%·6%
  • Calcium38.9 mg · 3.1 mg3%·<1%
  • Iron0.17 mg · 0.28 mg1%·2%
  • Phosphorus27.8 mg · 3.1 mg2%·<1%
  • Zinc0.11 mg · 0.031 mg1%·<1%
  • Selenium0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Folate0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%

From USDA FoodData Central: Unsweetened coconut water (Survey (FNDDS) 2707572), Powerade sports drink (Survey (FNDDS) 2710770). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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