Potassium and Manganese: Coconut Water

[Guest guest]

We've talked in the past about how to get the RDA of potassium, which

seems really high, and also Lana has posted about how to get

manganese.

Recently I've ordered some commercial coconut water taken from young

coconuts in Brazil. There are a number of sources. Out of the two

I've tried, Zico and Vita Coco, I really like Zico.

Aside from tasting awesome, it is loaded with minerals, most of which

probably aren't listed. To get the RDA of potassium, you only need to

drink five 11-ounce servings, which gives you only 300 calories. To

get the RDA of manganese, you only need two servings, which gives you

120 calories.

Of course, it is pretty carby, but still, at 100% RDA of potassium for

300 carb calories, that's doing pretty well. And it is amenable to

kefiring, which will get rid of some of the carbs.

Chris