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Guava vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are guava and lentil different?

  • Guava is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A; however, lentil is richer in iron, folate, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for guava is 252% higher.
  • Guava contains 78 times more vitamin A than lentil. While guava contains 624IU of vitamin A, lentil contains only 8IU.

Guavas, common, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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
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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%
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more IronIron +1180.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +452.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +350%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +229.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg
~equal in Copper ~0.251mg
~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
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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%
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15120%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +563.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +269.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +330.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 1.5mg 252%
Iron 0.26mg 3.33mg 38%
Folate 49µg 181µg 33%
Phosphorus 40mg 180mg 20%
Manganese 0.15mg 0.494mg 15%
Protein 2.55g 9.02g 13%
Fiber 5.4g 7.9g 10%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.27mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.169mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.178mg 5%
Choline 7.6mg 32.7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 0.638mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.8µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.073mg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 36mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 0µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 0.175g 2%
Calories 68kcal 116kcal 2%
Copper 0.23mg 0.251mg 2%
Carbs 14.32g 20.13g 2%
Fats 0.95g 0.38g 1%
Potassium 417mg 369mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 1.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.053g 1%
Net carbs 8.92g 12.23g N/A
Calcium 18mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 8.92g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 1.06mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.171mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.072mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.087mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more WaterWater +16%
Contains more OtherOther +66.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.6%

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
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.5%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.