NUTRITIONAL VALUE of COCA from Bolivian region of Yungas Coripata in COMPARISON with some traditional and common foods on the Andes, for 100 grams of leaves

CALORIES (kcal.)

COCA 306 

Amaranth 364

Bean 286

Lentils 314

Quinua 254

Tarwi raw 277

Tarwi flour 458

Wheat 347

PROTEINS (g.)

COCA 19.70

Amaranth 12.90

Bean 19

Lentils 23.80

Quinua 1.70

Tarwi raw 17.30

Tarwi flour 49.60

Wheat 10.60

FATS (g.)

COCA 3.40

Amaranth 7.20

Bean 1.40

Lentils 1.80

Quinua 6.30

Tarwi raw 17.50

Tarwi flour 27.90

Wheat 1.60

CARBOHYDRATES (g.)

COCA 49.20

Amaranth 65.10

Bean 52.50

Lentils 54

Quinua 68

Tarwi raw 17.30

Tarwi flour 12.90

Wheat 73.40

FIBERS (g.)

COCA 14.20 

Amaranth 6.70

Bean 25.40

Lentils 11.70

Quinua 5.20

Tarwi raw 3.80

Tarwi flour 7.90

Wheat 9.60

ASH (g.)

COCA 6.20

Amaranth 2.50

Bean 3.60

Lentils–

Quinua 2.80

Tarwi raw 1.60

Tarwi flour 2.60

Wheat 1.70

HUMIDITY (g.)

COCA 7.30

Amaranth 12.30

Bean 12.00

Lentils–

Quinua 11.20

Tarwi raw—

Tarwi flour 7.70

Wheat 14.50

CALCIUM (mg.)

COCA 985.50 

Amaranth—

Bean 12

Lentils 56

Quinua 127

Tarwi  raw 54

Tarwi flour 93

Wheat 25.50

PHOSPHOROUS (mg.)

COCA 346.40 

Amaranth—

Bean 362

Lentils 348

Quinua 387

Tarwi raw 262

Tarwi flou) 440

Wheat 225

IRON (mg.)

COCA 16.08 

Amaranth—

Bean 6.70

Lentils  7.10

Quinua 12

Tarwi (raw) 2.30

Tarwi (flour) 1.38

Wheat 3.10

POTASSIUM (mg.)

COCA 1616 

Amaranth—

Bean 1160

Lentils 788

Quinua 697

Tarwi (raw)—

Tarwi (flour)—

Wheat 282

SODIUM (mg.)

COCA 39.41 

Amaranth 22

Bean—

Lentils–

Quinua 11.50

Tarwi raw—

Tarwi flour—

Wheat—

VITAMIN A (I.U.)

COCA 17,600 

Amaranth—

Bean—

Lentils 10

Quinua—

Tarwi raw—

Tarwi flour—

Wheat—

THIAMIN B1 (mg.)

COCA 0.620 

Amaranth—

Bean 0.50

Lentils 0.50

Quinua—

Tarwi raw 0.60

Tarwi flour—

Wheat 0.37

RIBOFLAVIN B2 (mg.)

COCA 0.860 

Amaranth—

Bean 0.15

Lentils 0.20

Quinua—

Tarwi (raw) 0.40

Tarwi (flour)—

Wheat 0.10

VITAMIN C (mg.)

COCA 10.50

Amaranth—

Bean—

Lentils 3

Quinua—

Tarwi raw 4.60

Tarwi flour–

Wheat–

(Coca: from “Coca en Bolivia,” Carter-Mamani, 1980)
(Traditional and common Andean foods: various sources)