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Guava vs. Chives — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between guava and chives

  • Guava is higher in vitamin C, fiber, and copper, yet chives are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, manganese, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 189% more than chives.
  • Guava contains 2 times more fiber than chives. While guava contains 5.4g of fiber, chives contain only 2.5g.
  • The glycemic index of guava is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Guavas, common, raw and Chives, 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.
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%
Chives
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 28% 26% 60% 52% 15% 25% 0.39% 49% 4.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +411.1%
Contains more IronIron +515.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +148.7%
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.
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%
Chives
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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 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +292.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +247.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +603.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8080.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Chives DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 58.1mg 189%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 212.7µg 175%
Vitamin A 31µg 218µg 21%
Iron 0.26mg 1.6mg 17%
Folate 49µg 105µg 14%
Fiber 5.4g 2.5g 12%
Manganese 0.15mg 0.373mg 10%
Copper 0.23mg 0.157mg 8%
Calcium 18mg 92mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.115mg 6%
Magnesium 22mg 42mg 5%
Potassium 417mg 296mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 0.647mg 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.56mg 3%
Phosphorus 40mg 58mg 3%
Carbs 14.32g 4.35g 3%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 0.21mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 0.324mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.138mg 2%
Calories 68kcal 30kcal 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.146g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 0.267g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.078mg 1%
Protein 2.55g 3.27g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.73g 0%
Net carbs 8.92g 1.85g N/A
Sugar 8.92g 1.85g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 5.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.171mg 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.072mg 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.087mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Chives
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3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +30.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.2%
Contains more OtherOther +38%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.2%
Contains more WaterWater +12.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Chives
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29% 19% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.146 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.095 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.267 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.095g

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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. Guava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173044/nutrients
  2. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/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.