Guava vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are guava and mashed potato different?

Guava has more vitamin C, copper, fiber, folate, and vitamin A; however, mashed potato is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
Guava covers your daily need for vitamin C, 254% more than mashed potato.
Guava has 18 times more sugar than mashed potato. Guava has 8.92g of sugar, while mashed potato has 0.5g.
Mashed potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mashed potato is 87, while the glycemic index of guava is 31.

Guavas, common, raw and Fast foods, potato, mashed types were 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

Mashed potato

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+557.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.1%

Contains more IronIron	+19.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.3%

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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

Mashed potato

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+73.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+346.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+444.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+38.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+126.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+76.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.08mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.12mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	228.3mg	0mg	254%
Copper	0.23mg	0.035mg	22%
Fiber	5.4g	1.3g	16%
Sodium	2mg	306mg	13%
Folate	49µg	9µg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.451mg		9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.401g	1.342g	6%
Starch		12.1g	5%
Potassium	417mg	286mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.015mg	4%
Fats	0.95g	2.82g	3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	5.9µg	3%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.07µg	3%
Phosphorus	40mg	59mg	3%
Manganese	0.15mg	0.098mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.73mg	0.42mg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	15mg	2%
Protein	2.55g	1.65g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.087g	0.72g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.04mg	0.015mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.272g	0.577g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.12mg	1%
Choline	7.6mg	13.4mg	1%
Calories	68kcal	89kcal	1%
Iron	0.26mg	0.31mg	1%
Vitamin A	31µg	43µg	1%
Carbs	14.32g	14.65g	0%
Net carbs	8.92g	13.35g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	8.92g	0.5g	N/A
Zinc	0.23mg	0.22mg	0%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.8µg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.084mg	1.08mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.105g	N/A
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%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.174g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.146g	N/A