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Chestnut vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chestnut and guava

  • Chestnut has more manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B1; however, guava is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 224% more than chestnut.
  • Guava has 7 times less iron than chestnut. Chestnut has 1.73mg of iron, while guava has 0.26mg.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of guava is 31.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed 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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
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 +145.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +155.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.5%
Contains more IronIron +565.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +105.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +469.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +120.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +755.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.7mg 228.3mg 224%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.15mg 31%
Copper 0.472mg 0.23mg 27%
Fiber 5.4g 22%
Iron 1.73mg 0.26mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.11mg 9%
Potassium 715mg 417mg 9%
Magnesium 54mg 22mg 8%
Phosphorus 99mg 40mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.067mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.04mg 5%
Carbs 27.76g 14.32g 4%
Folate 38µg 49µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.451mg 3%
Calories 131kcal 68kcal 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 31µg 3%
Calcium 46mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 1.084mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.401g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Protein 2g 2.55g 1%
Fats 1.38g 0.95g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.087g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 8.92g N/A
Zinc 0.25mg 0.23mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.272g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 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 FatsFats +45.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.5%
Contains more WaterWater +18.6%
Contains more OtherOther +94.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 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 +447.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.272g

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/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.