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Cashew vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cashew and guava?

  • Cashew is richer in copper, iron, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B1, while guava is higher in vitamin C.
  • Guava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 253% higher.
  • Guava has 33 times less selenium than cashew. Cashew has 19.9µg of selenium, while guava has 0.6µg.
  • Guava is lower in saturated fat.

We used Nuts, cashew nuts, raw 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.
Cashew
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Guava
1
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 +1227.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +105.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +2469.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +854.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2413%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1382.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1003.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3216.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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.
Cashew
6
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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Guava
4
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 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +531.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +91.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +279.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1211.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +45560%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +96%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.084mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.5mg 228.3mg 253%
Copper 2.195mg 0.23mg 218%
Iron 6.68mg 0.26mg 80%
Phosphorus 593mg 40mg 79%
Fats 43.85g 0.95g 66%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.15mg 65%
Magnesium 292mg 22mg 64%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.087g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.401g 50%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.23mg 50%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.6µg 35%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.272g 34%
Protein 18.22g 2.55g 31%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.067mg 30%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 2.6µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.11mg 24%
Calories 553kcal 68kcal 24%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.451mg 8%
Fiber 3.3g 5.4g 8%
Potassium 660mg 417mg 7%
Folate 25µg 49µg 6%
Carbs 30.19g 14.32g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 31µg 3%
Calcium 37mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.04mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.73mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 8.92g N/A
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 1.084mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.022mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
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18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Guava
1
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 ProteinProtein +614.5%
Contains more FatsFats +4515.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.8%
Contains more OtherOther +84.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1453.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
2
20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
Guava
1
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 +27252.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1856.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%

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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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.