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Bamboo shoots vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bamboo shoots and guava

  • Bamboo shoots are higher in vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B1, yet guava is higher in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin A, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 249% more than bamboo shoots.
  • Bamboo shoots contain 5 times more zinc than guava. While bamboo shoots contain 1.1mg of zinc, guava contains only 0.23mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Bamboo shoots, raw and Guavas, common, raw.

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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 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +27.8%
Contains more IronIron +92.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +378.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +633.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 761% 10% 15% 0% 17% 9.2% 20% 27% 25% 0% 6.5% 37% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +37%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5607.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +180.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bamboo shoots Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4mg 228.3mg 249%
Fiber 2.2g 5.4g 13%
Folate 7µg 49µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.11mg 10%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.23mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.067mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.161mg 0.451mg 6%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.15mg 5%
Magnesium 3mg 22mg 5%
Copper 0.19mg 0.23mg 4%
Potassium 533mg 417mg 3%
Carbs 5.2g 14.32g 3%
Phosphorus 59mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 31µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.084mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.26mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 0.401g 2%
Calories 27kcal 68kcal 2%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.73mg 2%
Fats 0.3g 0.95g 1%
Calcium 13mg 18mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0.272g 1%
Choline 0mg 7.6mg 1%
Protein 2.6g 2.55g 0%
Net carbs 3g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 3g 8.92g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Guava
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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 WaterWater +12.6%
Contains more FatsFats +216.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +175.4%
Contains more OtherOther +53.3%
~equal in Protein ~2.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 3% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.134 g
Guava
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1142.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +199.3%

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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. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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.

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