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Avocado vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between avocados and guava?

  • Avocados are richer in vitamin B5, vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin E, folate, vitamin B2, and fiber, while guava is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Guava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 243% higher.
  • Guava has 8 times less vitamin K than avocados. Avocados have 21µg of vitamin K, while guava has 2.6µg.
  • Guava is lower in saturated fat.

We used Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Guavas, common, raw types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 37% 9.8% 77% 6.3% 17% 0.26% 20% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.3%
Contains more IronIron +111.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +178.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Manganese ~0.15mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 33% 0% 2.3% 41% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 761% 0% 10% 15% 17% 9.2% 20% 27% 25% 0% 6.5% 37%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +183.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +60.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +208%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +707.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2183%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +342.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.067mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 228.3mg 243%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 0.087g 24%
Fats 14.66g 0.95g 21%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.451mg 19%
Vitamin K 21µg 2.6µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.11mg 11%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 0.73mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 0.401g 9%
Folate 81µg 49µg 8%
Saturated fat 2.126g 0.272g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.04mg 7%
Calories 160kcal 68kcal 5%
Fiber 6.7g 5.4g 5%
Iron 0.55mg 0.26mg 4%
Copper 0.19mg 0.23mg 4%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.23mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 1.084mg 4%
Vitamin A 7µg 31µg 3%
Carbs 8.53g 14.32g 2%
Magnesium 29mg 22mg 2%
Potassium 485mg 417mg 2%
Phosphorus 52mg 40mg 2%
Protein 2g 2.55g 1%
Calcium 12mg 18mg 1%
Choline 14.2mg 7.6mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 267kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 147g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.5 1.8 N/A
Net carbs 1.83g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 0.66g 8.92g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.142mg 0.15mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.067mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.022mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
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3% 14% 81%
Protein: 2.55 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 14.32 g
Water: 80.8 g
Other: 1.38 g
Contains more FatsFats +1443.2%
Contains more OtherOther +14.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.9%
Contains more WaterWater +10.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
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36% 11% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.401 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11163.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +352.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/nutrients
  2. Guava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173044/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.