Plantain vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between plantains and guava?

Plantains are higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin A; however, guava is richer in vitamin C, copper, fiber, and folate.
Guava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 242% more.
Guava contains 2 times less vitamin B6 than plantains. Plantains contain 0.24mg of vitamin B6, while guava contains 0.11mg.
Guava has less sugar.

We used Plantains, cooked and Guavas, common, raw types 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.

Plantain

Guava

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.5%
Contains more IronIron	+123.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more CopperCopper	+248.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%

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.

Plantain

Guava

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+118.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1994.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+461.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+271.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+88.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	10.9mg	228.3mg	242%
Copper	0.066mg	0.23mg	18%
Fiber	2.3g	5.4g	12%
Vitamin B6	0.24mg	0.11mg	10%
Manganese		0.15mg	7%
Carbs	31.15g	14.32g	6%
Folate	26µg	49µg	6%
Protein	0.79g	2.55g	4%
Iron	0.58mg	0.26mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.13mg	0.73mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.233mg	0.451mg	4%
Calories	116kcal	68kcal	2%
Magnesium	32mg	22mg	2%
Calcium	2mg	18mg	2%
Phosphorus	28mg	40mg	2%
Vitamin A	45µg	31µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.046mg	0.067mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.756mg	1.084mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	2.6µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.033g	0.401g	2%
Fats	0.18g	0.95g	1%
Potassium	465mg	417mg	1%
Zinc	0.13mg	0.23mg	1%
Selenium	1.4µg	0.6µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.052mg	0.04mg	1%
Choline	12.7mg	7.6mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.069g	0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.68g	3.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1468kcal	267kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	86g	147g	N/A
Net carbs	28.85g	8.92g	N/A
Sugar	14g	8.92g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	2mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.015g	0.087g	0%
Tryptophan	0.009mg	0.022mg	0%
Threonine	0.021mg	0.096mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.022mg	0.093mg	0%
Leucine	0.036mg	0.171mg	0%
Lysine	0.037mg	0.072mg	0%
Methionine	0.01mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.027mg	0.006mg	0%
Valine	0.028mg	0.087mg	0%
Histidine	0.039mg	0.022mg	0%