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Cantaloupe vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cantaloupe and guava

  • Cantaloupe has more vitamin A; however, guava is richer in vitamin C, copper, fiber, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 213% more than cantaloupe.
  • Guava has 5 times less vitamin A than cantaloupe. Cantaloupe has 3382IU of vitamin A, while guava has 624IU.
  • Cantaloupe has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cantaloupe is 65, while the glycemic index of guava is 31.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Melons, cantaloupe, 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 8.6% 2.7% 24% 7.9% 14% 4.9% 6.4% 2.1% 5.3% 2.2%
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 +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.2%
Contains more IronIron +23.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +461%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +265.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +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 122% 56% 1% 0% 10% 4.4% 14% 6.3% 17% 0% 6.3% 16% 4.1%
Guava
Guava
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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 AVitamin A +445.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +522.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1360%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +329.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.6µg
~equal in Choline ~7.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cantaloupe Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 36.7mg 228.3mg 213%
Copper 0.041mg 0.23mg 21%
Fiber 0.9g 5.4g 18%
Vitamin A 169µg 31µg 15%
Folate 21µg 49µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.105mg 0.451mg 7%
Manganese 0.041mg 0.15mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.73mg 5%
Potassium 267mg 417mg 4%
Phosphorus 15mg 40mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.072mg 0.11mg 3%
Protein 0.84g 2.55g 3%
Calories 34kcal 68kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 0.401g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 1.084mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.067mg 2%
Fructose 1.87g 2%
Carbs 8.16g 14.32g 2%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Calcium 9mg 18mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.95g 1%
Sodium 16mg 2mg 1%
Iron 0.21mg 0.26mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.051g 0.272g 1%
Net carbs 7.26g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 7.86g 8.92g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.23mg 0%
Starch 0.03g 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2.6µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.017mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 90%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.15 g
Other: 0.66 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 WaterWater +11.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +203.6%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +75.5%
Contains more OtherOther +109.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 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 -81.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +395.1%

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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. Cantaloupe - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169092/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.