Nutrient Content of Coconut Water Versus Gatorade

By Jenny Burrell BSc (Hons), Founder of Burrell Education, Specialist For Pregnancy and Post Natal Fitness & Therapy, London, UK.

Nutrient Content of Coconut Water Versus Gatorade

As a huge fan of Bikram Yoga, I first came across avid consumption of coconut water after attending the extremely dehyrating classes and of course I needed to know why it was considered such an exlir ;-).  I am a self-confessed science nerd!  In his awesome book, Superfoods, David Wolf (did you see him on the viral documentary about food & nutrition recently?) gives an amusing demonstration of the power of keeping it natural when considering your hyration and recovery drinks after strenuous exercise.  I think the case for making the ‘natural choice’ is made pretty clear here!  Anyway, I NEVER trusted those blue energy drinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nutrient	Units/100g	Gatorade	Coconut Water
Sugar	g	5.33	3.71
Dietary Fibre	g	0	1.1
Calcium	mg	1	24
Iron	mg	0.20	0.29
Magnesium	mg	1	25
Phosphorus	mg	9	20
Potassium	mg	14	250
Sodium	mg	39	105
Zinc	mg	0.26	0.10
Copper	mg	0.25	0.04
Manganese	mg	0.05	0.142
Selenium	mcg	0.0	1
Fluoride	mcg	34	Trace
Vitamin C	mg	0.4	2.4
Thiamin	mg	0.011	0.030
Niacin	mg	0.22	0.08
Pantothenic Acid	mg	0.055	0.043
Vitamin B6	mg	0.022	0.032
Folate	mcg	0.0	3
Amino Acids (Building Blocks of Protein)	mg	0.0	785

Adapted from: Superfoods by David Wolf – North Atlantic Books 2009.

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