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Guava vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between guava and lettuce

  • Guava has more vitamin C, copper, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B5; however, lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and iron.
  • Guava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 243% more.
  • Guava has 8 times more copper than lettuce. Guava has 0.23mg of copper, while lettuce has 0.029mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Guavas, common, raw and Lettuce, green leaf, 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
6
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +69.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +693.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +230.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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
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 761% 10% 15% 0% 17% 9.2% 20% 27% 25% 0% 6.5% 37% 4.1%
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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2381.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +231.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +189.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +236.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1093.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4757.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Lettuce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 9.2mg 243%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 126.3µg 103%
Vitamin A 31µg 370µg 38%
Copper 0.23mg 0.029mg 22%
Fiber 5.4g 1.3g 16%
Iron 0.26mg 0.86mg 8%
Potassium 417mg 194mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 0.134mg 6%
Manganese 0.15mg 0.25mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 0.375mg 4%
Carbs 14.32g 2.87g 4%
Folate 49µg 38µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 0.22mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.08mg 3%
Calories 68kcal 15kcal 3%
Calcium 18mg 36mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 13mg 2%
Phosphorus 40mg 29mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 0.082g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.09mg 2%
Protein 2.55g 1.36g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 13.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.02g 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.15g 1%
Sodium 2mg 28mg 1%
Net carbs 8.92g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 8.92g 0.78g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.18mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.07mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.171mg 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.072mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.087mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.022mg 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.5%
Contains more FatsFats +533.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +399%
Contains more OtherOther +115.6%
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%

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
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +389%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.6%

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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