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Guava vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are guava and lemons different?

  • Guava has more vitamin C, copper, vitamin A, fiber, folate, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and manganese than lemons.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for guava is 195% higher.
  • Guava contains 28 times more vitamin A than lemons. While guava contains 624 IU of vitamin A, lemons contain only 22 IU.

Guavas, common, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel are the varieties used 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.
Guava
Guava
7
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%
Lemon
Lemon
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +521.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +283.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.4%
Contains more IronIron +130.8%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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
Guava
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 761% 0% 10% 15% 17% 9.2% 20% 27% 25% 0% 6.5% 37%
Lemon
Lemon
0
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 177% 0% 0.33% 3% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +330.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +386.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +984%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +137.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +345.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 53mg 195%
Copper 0.23mg 0.037mg 21%
Fiber 5.4g 2.8g 10%
Folate 49µg 11µg 10%
Potassium 417mg 138mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 0.1mg 6%
Manganese 0.15mg 0.03mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 0.19mg 5%
Iron 0.26mg 0.6mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 0.15mg 4%
Protein 2.55g 1.1g 3%
Magnesium 22mg 8mg 3%
Phosphorus 40mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 1µg 3%
Calories 68kcal 29kcal 2%
Carbs 14.32g 9.32g 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 0.089g 2%
Fats 0.95g 0.3g 1%
Calcium 18mg 26mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.039g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.8g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 267kcal 264kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 147g 345g N/A
Net carbs 8.92g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 8.92g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 5.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Guava
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
Lemon
Lemon
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +131.8%
Contains more FatsFats +216.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.6%
Contains more OtherOther +360%
Contains more WaterWater +10.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Guava
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
Lemon
Lemon
1
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +690.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +350.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.7%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.