Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
coconut water
versus
cherry tomato
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in coconut water and cherry tomato:
Cherry tomato and coconut water contain similar amounts of calories - cherry tomato has 16 calories per 100 grams and coconut water has 18 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, coconut water is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to cherry tomato per calorie. Coconut water has a macronutrient ratio of 5:95:0 and for cherry tomato, 24:67:9 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Coconut Water | Cherry Tomato | |
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Protein | 5% | 24% |
Carbohydrates | 95% | 67% |
Fat | ~ | 9% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cherry tomato and coconut water are low in carbohydrates - cherry tomato has 3.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and coconut water has 4.2g of carbohydrates.
Cherry tomato has more dietary fiber than coconut water - cherry tomato has 0.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and coconut water does not contain significant amounts.
Cherry tomato has less sugar than coconut water - coconut water has 3.9g of sugar per 100 grams and cherry tomato does not contain significant amounts.
Cherry tomato and coconut water contain similar amounts of protein - cherry tomato has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and coconut water has 0.22g of protein.
Both cherry tomato and coconut water are low in saturated fat - cherry tomato has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and coconut water does not contain significant amounts.
Cherry tomato is a great source of Vitamin C and it has 62% more Vitamin C than coconut water - cherry tomato has 16mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and coconut water has 9.9mg of Vitamin C.
Cherry tomato has signficantly more Vitamin A than coconut water - cherry tomato has 75ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and coconut water does not contain significant amounts.
Cherry tomato has more riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both coconut water and cherry tomato contain significant amounts of thiamin.
Coconut Water | Cherry Tomato | |
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Thiamin | 0.03 MG | 0.046 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.034 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 0.593 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.186 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.06 MG |
Folate | ~ | 29 UG |
Cherry tomato and coconut water contain similar amounts of calcium - cherry tomato has 5mg of calcium per 100 grams and coconut water has 7mg of calcium.
Cherry tomato has 14 times more iron than coconut water - cherry tomato has 0.47mg of iron per 100 grams and coconut water has 0.03mg of iron.
Cherry tomato is a great source of potassium and it has 28% more potassium than coconut water - cherry tomato has 212mg of potassium per 100 grams and coconut water has 165mg 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: Coconut Water (Beverages, Coconut water, ready-to-drink, unsweetened) and Cherry Tomato (Tomatoes, orange, raw) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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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% | 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 | |||