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Replacing beverages with Vita Coco coconut water can decrease dietary intake of sugars and increase vitamin C, magnesium and potassium intakes by children aged 9–18 years: What We Eat in America (WWEIA/NHANES 2007–2010)
Author(s) -
Keast Debra R,
Kapica Cathy M,
Hoerr Sharon M
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.lb363
Subject(s) - nutrient , food science , coco , chemistry , potassium , vitamin c , vitamin , sodium , magnesium , coconut oil , zoology , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence , computer science
Dietary modeling was conducted to examine the nutritional impact of replacing beverages with coconut water. Nutrient intake from beverages consumed by WWEIA/NHANES 2007–2010 participants aged 9–18 y (n=3,252) were determined using combination codes to classify beverages and account for additions. Categories included milk & milk drinks; fruit/vegetable juices; carbonated soft drinks (CSD) & fruit/sports/energy drinks; coffee/tea & misc. beverages; water; and alcohol. Vita Coco nutrient composition analyses (n=155) were averaged and used to determine energy, fat, carbohydrate (CHO), sugars, protein, vitamin C, calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), sodium (Na) and potassium (K) intakes if Vita Coco replaced CSD & fruit/sports/energy drinks. Modeled nutrient intakes from replaced beverages were all significantly different than baseline intakes. Energy (−87 kcal), total fat (−0.1 g), CHO (−25 g) and total sugars (−27 g) were reduced (p<0.01). Protein (+2 g), vitamin C (+191 mg), Ca (+52 mg), P (+19 mg), Mg (+54 mg), Fe (+0.5 mg), Na (+111 mg) and K (+826 mg) were increased (p<0.01). After beverage replacement, total dietary intakes of CHO and sugars were lower (p<0.01), while vitamin C, Mg and K intakes were higher (p<0.01) than baseline. Replacing non‐nutritional beverages with Vita Coco coconut water can improve the diets of preteens and teens by reducing sugars, and increasing key nutrients such as Mg and K. (Research funded by Vita Coco coconut water.)