Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
acai berry juice
versus
coconut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in acai berry juice and coconut:
Coconut is high in calories and acai berry juice has 82% less calories than coconut - coconut has 354 calories per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 62 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, acai berry juice is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to coconut for protein. Acai berry juice has a macronutrient ratio of 5:83:12 and for coconut, 4:16:80 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Acai Berry Juice | Coconut | |
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Protein | 5% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | 83% | 16% |
Fat | 12% | 80% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Coconut and acai berry juice contain similar amounts of carbs - coconut has 15.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 12.8g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in coconut are made of 59% dietary fiber and 41% sugar, whereas the carbs in acai berry juice comprise of 90% sugar and 10% dietary fiber.
Coconut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 650% more dietary fiber than acai berry juice - coconut has 9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 1.2g of dietary fiber.
Coconut has 44% less sugar than acai berry juice - coconut has 6.2g of sugar per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 11.1g of sugar.
Coconut has 301% more protein than acai berry juice - coconut has 3.3g of protein per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 0.83g of protein.
Coconut is high in saturated fat and acai berry juice has less saturated fat than coconut - coconut has 29.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and acai berry juice does not contain significant amounts.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 11 times more Vitamin C than coconut - coconut has 3.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 42.1mg of Vitamin C.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than coconut - acai berry juice has 485ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and coconut does not contain significant amounts.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 45 times more Vitamin E than coconut - coconut has 0.24mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 11.1mg of Vitamin E.
Coconut and acai berry juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - coconut has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 16.7ug of Vitamin K.
Acai berry juice has more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, coconut contains more folate. Both acai berry juice and coconut contain significant amounts of thiamin and riboflavin.
Acai Berry Juice | Coconut | |
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Thiamin | 0.03 MG | 0.066 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.04 MG | 0.02 MG |
Niacin | 9.06 MG | 0.54 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 3.333 MG | 0.3 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 1.1 MG | 0.054 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 26 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.4 UG | ~ |
Coconut and acai berry juice contain similar amounts of calcium - coconut has 14mg of calcium per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 19mg of calcium.
Coconut is a great source of iron and it has 14 times more iron than acai berry juice - coconut has 2.4mg of iron per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 0.16mg of iron.
Coconut is an excellent source of potassium and it has 174% more potassium than acai berry juice - coconut has 356mg of potassium per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 130mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Acai Berry Juice (Beverages, Acai berry drink, fortified) and Coconut (Nuts, coconut meat, raw) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||