Side by Side Comparison of: Vita Coco vs bai

I love this coconut water. I just started actually liking it and brand does matter. I tried fresh coconut water and liked it so I decided since Wawa was giving them away for free, I'd give it a try. I really enjoyed the regular and the kind with pineapple mixed in it. I the. Tried the Costco brand kind since it was on sale and I didn't like it nearly as much. Even my 3 year old could tell a difference. I'll stick with this brand.

We buy this in the grocery store all the time so I just added this to my recent pantry order because we like it. We had no issues with these from the store or from Amazon.After drinking it I saw the super creepy reviews about the yellow foul smelling product and I just hope that mine weren't like that and I didn't notice. But those reviews are several years old so I have hope.

Great price for quantity of product. I use this in making my own coconut creamer as well as drinking when I am feeling dehydrated and water is just not enough. Has a great taste and I like that the packaging can be recycled.I had recently purchased one of the flavored types at a local store and it had tasted "off", so when I contacted the company, they were quite concerned and remedied the issue and provided coupons for a replacement product. This purchase was made after using the coupons at the local store.

If you go to the grocery store and look at these on the shelf you'll notice they come from different countries. My mom is from the Philippines, and the ones that are bottled there (I've managed to buy some, same brand), do taste just like fresh coconut water that's just been harvested from the tree. We were there last summer visiting family. I love this stuff because it reminds me of my grandparents farm. Bottles will vary in flavor, like buying oranges from the store, some a naturally sweeter than others.I use the amazon subscribe and save feature and have these shipped to me monthly. This is one of the few healthy things that my husband will drink, otherwise its sweet tea or Dr. Pepper (we're from Texas). If I'm lucky the pack lasts a week.I've been receiving these for a few months, and have had no issues with stale/rotten shipments. I would really like if they offered the slightly larger 16.9oz bottles in 12 packs for subscribe and save. I would swap over to that without any hesitation.

We love coconut water. Ever since we hiked the Mayan ruins in Tulum, Mexico, and sipped fresh coconut afterwards, we've loved this stuff. And when you're hot and thirsty, absolutely nothing makes you feel hydrated again faster or better than coconut water.But this... THIS... Pineapple? OMG and holy-crap this stuff is good. I mean seriously good. We have 2 cartons of regular coconut water in the fridge that no one will drink because we like this so much better! My husband drank it for the first time and asked, "Why have we not always had this? Where were you keeping it for years?" (it was funny)So if you like coconut water, or if you just like drinking, get this. Drink this. It is just the best thing... and I bet it would be good with vodka too!!!!

Great tasting, one of the highest sources of potassium, electrolytes and did I mention it tastes great?The packaging is very "green" and easy to chill, light to carry and dispose of.Seriously, I drink this CoConut water to revitalize me. Now maybe it's a "placebo" effect, but I know from spending some time in India, along the rural roads going from city to city, people will stop off the side of the road and purchase fresh coconuts that the vendor has chopped the top off of and refresh their bodies by sticking a straw in the opening and consuming the liquid. My friend who lived their (he just moved to Saudi Arabia) told me that coconut water helps the body fight off the effects of the heat and refreshes the individual when they spend a day in the sun and heat. Well millions of people from India can't be wrong!I find that it helps me as a sport drink and I don't have to worry about the salt.Like I said, I may just be psyching myself into believing it or it really is benefitting me. All I know is I definitely feel better, refreshed and when in the heat, much more able to stave off the solar effects.You know, even if their was no health benefit, I would be drawn to drink it because I am a sucker for what tastes good. The bodily benefits are a real pleasant "plus" which does not always happen when consuming something that we think tastes good enough to be a "guilty pleasure".I've also heard that this brand does not take the water from several different cocnuts from different locations and "mix" them together to try to make it taste good. What you get is the real thing, not a concentrate that is rehydrated.Oh well, treat yourself and do your own experiments and see if you feel better having this drink in your daily diet. Medically speaking, some people have the notion that because coconut "meat" (the white stuff in the coconut) is high in fat and cholesterol that this product might have those negative effects. In reality, when drinking coconut WATER, (not COCONUT MILK -that's for cooking, primarily), as I was saying before interrupting myself, COCONUT WATER actually LOWERS bad cholesterol. Pretty cool!Have fun with your own exploration.PS: One of my friends thinks a carton of the drink would taste great as a mixer with a shot of rum in it. (or a little less than shot.)That will have to wait till I get back from Jamaica with another bottle of that fine drink - yum!!

I really like the Bai coconut drinks. I keep them on hand especially when traveling so I am not so tempted for a high sugar drink. I do add a bit of stevia to it. I also find it soothing to my stomach at times. I love Amazon prime and 2 day delivery. I get what I need without temptations of junk I don't need. Prices are competitive and for me a better value on time, money, and gas.

I am addicted to this water. It only has 5 calories , and offers vitamin benefits . The taste is amazing , especially when you it drink it cold! It has made my resolution to drink less soda ... and more water much easier to live up to !

Love, Love, Love this stuff. Zero calories. Refreshing winter and summer. Stands alone, but is amazing with a touch of your favorite rum. Yeah, bai can't say it but I will. Forget the extortion of Starbuck, Coke, Pepsi, and the other drink options. I have tried them all. This is your best option. Other flavors such as peach, but this one still my fave.

I have tried a few coconut water drinks. This is the first one I have not only enjoyed, but liked enough to buy in bulk. The low calories and natural ingredients are a huge selling point for me. The benefits of incorporating coconut/ coconut water in your drinks are vast and I really like that bai is able to provide this in something that is healthy but still enjoyable to drink.

One of my favorite drinks! Really super when cold and extremely refreshing. Awesome to have it delivered to the front door and so quickly. This is one item I will order again and again!!!!!!

Great tasting drink , doesn't taste like other "natural" coconut drinks but has a great flavor in its own. The best part is that this is a low calorie drink so very nice for those watching there sugar or calorie intake.

I mainly got this for the straight coconut and amazon gave me a coupon.The raspberry tastes like cough syrup according to my wife, I didn't think they were bad. She refused to try the lime and I thought they were not that great.The pineapple was a good change of pace, but the straight coconut is still my favorite and the only reason I would buy this.

Tastes good and it gives me a little energy boost. This drink does not cause me heartburn like diet sodas do. Four out of five stars because I think this product is over-priced. I've been drinking BAI Cocofusions Molokai Coconut for about 6 months and have decided to give my pocket-book a break. I'll come back if the price of the product comes down.

I like it pretty good. My kids doesn't like the taste but that's because they don't like coconut. Anyway, I can bearing make out the other infused flavors and that's the reason for the one star deduction. But other than that it's pretty good!

Great flavor and low calorie drink. Help re-hydrate, especially on those hot summer days. Have gotten a shipment where the product was more yellow rather than its normal white color. eBay shipped a new one without question. I called the manufacturer, who said it was a difference in suppliers of one of the ingredients. I chose not to drink it, because after trying one like that, which I had purchased in a store, I got stomach cramps.

Pineapple flavor is not the greatest but the rest are pretty good. Raspberry is the best!

I love this stuff, so much so I bought a second case. Unfortunately, quality control was lacking and the 2nd (and 3rd replacement batch) was yellow in color and off in taste from the product I know. (Color should be a cloudy white)So I'll need to find another distributor of this product. Something going wrong in the amazon warehouse.

Better than Zico tetrapak but that last sip tastes off (like carton taste almost) every time. At 1st I thought it was just a fluke but 4 cartons later its the same thing every time. With only 11.1 oz in these, I don't like that the last sip either needs to be left behind or endure the 'off' taste. I won't be buying this again.

Not as good as some coconut water brands, at least by my opinion (C2O is my favorite).This was on sale recently and I bought 4 cases. Unfortunately the paper tetra paks aren't very sturdy, so combined with the heavy package, I lost about 25% of them due to damage.Perhaps that was why it was on sale?

i come from a place where coconut trees are planted in every backyard.. so practically i cannot live without coconut water.. but in usa this is not possible so have to opt for alternative.. i chose this over other similar products.. others suck and hurls me.. though it is a packed product which means partly natural this the the best of the kind.. I'm 51% satisfied with this..

Was excited about trying coconut water for the first time... but I'm really not a coconut person. I didn't expect coconut water to have such a thicker consistency than water and couldn't get past the texture. Ended up throwing it into smoothies to get rid of them without having to taste them haha

Of course nothing is like drinking coconut water straight from the coconut itself, but for the convenience here in these un-recyclable Tetra Paks; it has been rather gratifying.I do want to bring attention that I did have one bad apple.I have purchased three of these sets, one vita coco 12 pack 11.1 fl oz and two vita coco 12 packs 16.9 fl oz.Out of all of them, there was ONE 11.1 fl oz with the marking ofLot:3013AXBest Before:12 Jan 1411:19:15which gave me a rotting taste. I took a full gulp. questions it. took another sip, I spit it out, shook it up, and tried another sip, same sour taste, threw it out.Otherwise, I've been very satisfied with this product. I would've given it a 5.Thanks,Morris

I was excited about ordering a case of this for my very sick brother while he was in the hospital to help him get better because of the many healing qualities that coconut holds. He likes coconut and could only get down very limited foods so I thought this would be a good alternative to the coconut oil that I like and which tastes great (Nutiva). He took one sip of this and made a face, then I tried it, it does not taste like the oil at all, it has a weird sour taste. We threw that one away and I tried another, exactly the same. I took them home and am trying to use them myself since there is no way my brother with his limited appetite is able to get down even a sip of this stuff. I really don't get it, it is supposed to be the real thing, why doesn't it taste like real coconut? Is it sitting on a shelf and souring? Are they using older coconuts? I have seen mixed reviews here, with some people liking this stuff. I think that they need to try each batch before packaging it up and selling it for what is not an inexpensive price. I would not order this product again, that is for sure!

This is ok. I wasn’t a fan because of the fake sugar taste. I wished it had more coconut flavor and just plain coconut water with out the fake sugar alcohol.

They are good. But the flavors are fake. They basically all tastes same with different flavored smell.

At first it tasted yummy, then I got tired of it. I tried purchasing it again, but no difference. Still not my favorite. I will need to try a different flavor as this one is not up to my taste. I really tried to like it. I will not buy this flavor again. On the other hand, I had 2 friends try and they really like it and bought some at the store.

The product tastes much better cold. I did notice that it is made w/concentrate. I am led to believe that it is not in the same league as pure coconut water.

None of the bottles were past the expiration date but several that I've opened so far have a strange taste & fowl smell. Have had to throw 2 out of the 4 I've opened into the garbage.

I don't know about this product. Having been born and raised on an Island in the Pacific and spending the first 40 years of my life eating coconuts often and drinking coconut water all the time. I can tell you that this "Pure Coconut Water" tastes nothing like actual Coconut Water. Not sure what else they put into these cartons but I do not recommend drinking it.

I have tried different coconut water and this one is the best. 2 star rating is due to quality control issue this time. They are on sale right now $9.99 on amazon and I have bought 5 boxes, opened two boxes, tried 4 packs and all of them have weird and strange taste. They are expiring this year but not expired yet, I don't know their packing date. I guess they are on sale because they are expiring this year and their taste is not fresh like before.Update:- March 11th 2017 - All of the five boxes I had ordered were spoiled or close to spoil. I ordered one more later on and it is back to its original taste. It seems like I got some from their bad batch, Vita should look into it. If anybody else has experienced same like me, they should share thwt in their review

I have had mixed results when ordering 12-packs of Vita Coco from Amazon. My first order was great -- arrived on time and quality was as expected. The second order a week later was awful. Did not taste like coconut water at all. I would describe it as tap water with a funky aftertaste.I saw some other reviews noting poor quality when the product originated in Thailand rather than Brazil. So I checked the labels on the two packages and, sure enough, my first shipment was produced in Brazil and the second (awful) shipment was produced in Thailand.Based on my experience I can't recommend rolling the dice and buying these on Amazon. For this brand, you should physically check the label to see where the coconuts are sourced from before purchasing.

WAY too sweet! 1% added sugar??? I guess they felt they had to appeal to the generic "American" tastes, but there is no reason in the world that coconut water needs added sugar. My mouth feels like I drank a can of Classic Coke after drinking this... sticky and like I need water to wash it down - not at all refreshing like true coconut water (packaged or natural). I wish I had read the fine print when before I bought this but I thought "PURE coconut water" meant just that... not a sugar-sweetened kool-aid version of what is perfect in its natural state. I will NOT be purchasing this product again.

I am not sure if my batch was bad, but this tastes nasty. There is no Pineapple flavor to it at all. I have had coconut water in the past and it never tasted like this.

We are faithful Vita Coco drinkers. We absolutely love the convenient size, packaging and flavor. My reasoning for giving this product from Amazon two stars is because its not the same as what I'm used to. I normally purchase this product in retail stores or from a big box warehouse. When I found out it was available through subscribe and save, I subscribed to the product thinking I was going to get the same quality as I normally do plus saving time and money. We've gone through 2 boxes from Amazon and there is a noticeable difference in quality. I have read some reviews that mentioned there was a quality issue but decided to try it anyway. This may or may not be Amazon's fault. Quality really has a lot to do with the country it is being produced in. I check the bottle every single time I drink them now, I have seen Mexico, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and Philippines. So far, Brazil is by far the best tasting. These two boxes that came from Amazon were both produced in Sri Lanka. The juice was not as clear and had more of a yellow tinge. It also had more of a syrupy consistency. It wasn't completely bad or spoiled, but just not as fresh as I expected. I would stay away from subscribing to this product from Amazon.

The flavors sounded amazing so I opted to give them a try. They taste ok. The fake sugar taste is overwhelming. I think these would be great if made with real sugar. Will not buy again. One flavor was fantastic but I can't remember which one off-hand. Not worth buying again to get a few of one good flavor.

Fake sweetener flavor shines through

didn't like the taste - weird aftertaste

Love this product but the delivery stinks. Either it takes two weeks instead of 2 days, or it comes in damaged and open . Not sure what is going on, never had these problems with any other prime delivery. Also the product is good but in general way overpriced.

This particular drink gave everyone at the office diarrhea and stomach discomfort. The infused water, everyone liked.

I love Bai, but order elsewhere. I got a batch that was murky and not like you get in the stores I took a gamble hoping my batch would be good, despite the others who had issues, sadly, it was not.

I like coconut a lot and I use it in cooking and baking and whatnot. I love the taste generally... But this stuff tastes nasty! I tried watering it down half and half and it's still bad. I really wanted to like this stuff. I need the potassium especially. It really almost makes me vomit. It's that bad.

I'm use to the taste of 365 brand. Decided to give this one a try but didn't like it at all! The taste is way different and to be honest way far to be pleasent... Nor my hubby, neither my daughter want to drink it. Tried to add it to our favorite coconut carribien shake-Noop, didn't work either...

I like Vita Coco - yum, but absolutely do not like: 1. This packaging - the water leaks from that blue part on the top when you try to drink it, so I had to turn the package backwards to drink it - a little awkward. 2. The size of the package is small. I know I should have looked, but I didn't. I thought it would be the same size that I purchase in the store, but is smaller. Compare ounces before you purchase. This is expensive per ounce.

I literally used to LOVE Vita Coco and would have it daily. Then on I my latest purchase of several cases the taste was not pleasant anymore. Something changed dramatically. Now Coco Vita is on my DO NOT BUY list. The product used to be 100% GREAT tasting truly PURE coconut water from Brazil WITHOUT additives or preservatives. In my opinion the current newly formulated product is a very low quality, awful tasting, possibly "coconut water?" from Sri Lanka with additives. Even though the label still reads PURE coconut water, the new ingredient list states that SUGAR and Vitamin C have been added. I don't get it. Why would they ruin greatness? Why? For a quick buck? Well they lost my buck. I guess I'll have to venture and try other allegedly "Natural" or "Pure" Coconut Water Brands or just go back to not drinking coconut water at all. I am definitively never paying premium prices for what in my opinion tastes like sweetened sewer water.

I am very disappointed, the product stated 100% pure Coconut water and no sugar added. I cannot have sugar. It has 15g of carbohydrate and 15g of sugar, whoever is selling this product should update the website ad. Money doesn't grow on tree's!

I'm not really sure what this is supposed to taste like but I've had coconut water from REAL coconuts and I didn't think it tasted bad. This stuff is gross and almost impossible to stomach it. The taste very bad in my opinion. I could only get it down by adding some sweetener to it. I'd avoid this product. Absolutely not worth it and as others mentioned here, returning it probably cost more than the product is worth.Bottom line: I'd avoid this.ALSO - It says 100% Pure Coconut Water yet the ingredients show additions such as vitamin C and sweetener (1%) - 99% pure isn't 100% Pure - clearly mislabeled and misrepresentative of what the actual product is.

I paid for 12 bottles but received a box of 6.

The bottle on the right is the product I received from Amazon today. The one on the left was purchased at my grocery store. Both are the same product but the one on the right is a yellow shade instead of white. I am hesitant to drink it for obvious reasons! This is the only flavor I enjoy and have been drinking it for a long time. Giving 1 star for now until I find out if it's drinkable! Otherwise I would give it a 5 because I love this coconut flavor!

Terrible tasting

I love "Bai" drink products but I do not like the Coconut flavor at all. Maybe your tastebuds will feel differently.

Great Product and taste.. Although it came expired..

I purchased 2-12packs of the Molokai Coconut waters, the first 12-pack tasted great. The 2nd 12-pack has a rancid taste with a very strong smell (it smells as bad as it tastes). We threw out 3 trying to find one that didn't taste bad, there are 8 left in the pack and we are afraid to try another one. The sad thing is I ordered 2 more 12 packs before I opened this last defective pack.