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Banana vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bananas and guava different?

  • Bananas are higher in vitamin B6 and manganese; however, guava is richer in vitamin C, copper, fiber, vitamin A, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for guava is 244% higher.
  • Bananas contain 3 times more vitamin B6 than guava. While bananas contain 0.367mg of vitamin B6, guava contains only 0.11mg.
  • Guava has less sugar.
  • Guava has a lower glycemic index (31) than bananas (48).

Bananas, raw and Guavas, common, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Banana
Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Guava
Guava
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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 +22.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
~equal in Iron ~0.26mg

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.
Banana
Banana
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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 29% 0% 1% 2% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15%
Guava
Guava
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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 B2Vitamin B2 +82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2524.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +630%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +420%
Contains more FolateFolate +145%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.7mg 228.3mg 244%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.11mg 20%
Copper 0.078mg 0.23mg 17%
Fiber 2.6g 5.4g 11%
Folate 20µg 49µg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Manganese 0.27mg 0.15mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.73mg 4%
Protein 1.09g 2.55g 3%
Carbs 22.84g 14.32g 3%
Phosphorus 22mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 31µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.067mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 1.084mg 3%
Potassium 358mg 417mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.451mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 2.6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0.401g 2%
Calories 89kcal 68kcal 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.95g 1%
Magnesium 27mg 22mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 18mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.23mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.272g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.2g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 817kcal 267kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 112g 147g N/A
Net carbs 20.24g 8.92g N/A
Iron 0.26mg 0.26mg 0%
Sugar 12.23g 8.92g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Choline 9.8mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Guava
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 CarbsCarbs +59.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.9%
Contains more FatsFats +187.9%
Contains more OtherOther +66.3%
~equal in Water ~80.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
1
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Guava
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 -58.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +171.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +449.3%

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.