| Component | Quantity found in: | ||
| Mangrove soil | Sand | Latosol | |
| Coarse sand (g/kg) | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| Fine sand (g/kg) | 571 | 979 | 762 |
| Silt (g/kg) | 182 | 0 | 121 |
| Total Clay (g/kg) | 240 | 20 | 100 |
| pH | 6.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| P (mg/dm3) | 16.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 |
| K (mg/dm3) | 583 | 57 | 24 |
| Na (mg/dm3) | 388 | 609 | 12 |
| Ca (cmol/dm3) | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Ca + Mg (cmol/dm3) | 8.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Al (cmol/dm3) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Cu (mg/kg) | 7.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| Mn (mg/kg) | 14.8 | 12.8 | 14.6 |
| Fe (mg/kg) | 136.0 | 555.0 | 135.6 |