Coconut water vs sports drink
In short
Gram for gram, there are 44% more calories in sports drink than in coconut water (26 vs 18 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in coconut water: vitamin C. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0.22 g protein · 4.2 g carbs (3.9 g sugars) · 0 g fat
0 g protein · 6.4 g carbs (5.2 g sugars) · 0 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin C11% vs <1%
9.9 mg vs 0.4 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.22 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Total fat0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates4.2 g · 6.4 g2%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit26 mg · 39 mg1%·2%
- Potassium165 mg · 15 mg4%·<1%
- Calcium7 mg · 1 mg1%·<1%
- Iron0.03 mg · 0.05 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium6 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Phosphorus5 mg · 10 mg<1%·1%
- Zinc0.02 mg · 0.01 mg<1%·<1%
- Copper0.008 mg · 0.006 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 · 0.2 µg0%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.03 mg · 0.011 mg3%·1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0 mg · 0.22 mg0%·1%
- Vitamin B60 mg · 0.022 mg0%·1%
- Folate0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
From USDA FoodData Central: Unsweetened coconut water (Survey (FNDDS) 2707572), Sports drink (Survey (FNDDS) 2710771). 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.