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Guava vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between guava and leek

  • Guava is higher in vitamin C, fiber, copper, potassium, and vitamin B5, yet leek is higher in vitamin K, iron, vitamin A, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 240% more than leek.
  • Guava contains 3 times more vitamin B5 than leek. While guava contains 0.451mg of vitamin B5, leek contains only 0.14mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Guavas, common, raw and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), 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
5
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%
Leek
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 18% 16% 79% 40% 3.3% 15% 2.6% 63% 5.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +91.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +227.8%
Contains more IronIron +707.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +220.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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
5
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%
Leek
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 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1802.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +171%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +222.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +167.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1707.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 12mg 240%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 47µg 37%
Iron 0.26mg 2.1mg 23%
Manganese 0.15mg 0.481mg 14%
Fiber 5.4g 1.8g 14%
Copper 0.23mg 0.12mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.233mg 9%
Potassium 417mg 180mg 7%
Vitamin A 31µg 83µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 0.14mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 18mg 59mg 4%
Folate 49µg 64µg 4%
Protein 2.55g 1.5g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 0.166g 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.12mg 1%
Phosphorus 40mg 35mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 20mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.04g 1%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 0.92mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.3g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.03mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.06mg 1%
Calories 68kcal 61kcal 0%
Carbs 14.32g 14.15g 0%
Net carbs 8.92g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 8.92g 3.9g N/A
Choline 7.6mg 9.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.171mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.072mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.087mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Guava
4
3% 14% 81%
Protein: 2.55 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 14.32 g
Water: 80.8 g
Other: 1.38 g
Leek
1
14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70%
Contains more FatsFats +216.7%
Contains more OtherOther +31.4%
~equal in Carbs ~14.15g
~equal in Water ~83g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Guava
2
36% 11% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.401 g
Leek
1
19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2075%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +141.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.3%

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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. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/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.