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Guava vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between guava and Mexican tea

  • Guava has more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Guava covers your daily need for vitamin C, 250% more than Mexican tea.
  • Guava has 11 times more vitamin A than Mexican tea. While guava has 624IU of vitamin A, Mexican tea has only 57IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Guavas, common, raw and Epazote, 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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1427.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.8%
Contains more IronIron +623.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +378.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1965.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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%
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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6241.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +139.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +770%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +338.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Mexican tea DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 3.6mg 250%
Manganese 0.15mg 3.098mg 128%
Folate 49µg 215µg 42%
Calcium 18mg 275mg 26%
Magnesium 22mg 121mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.348mg 24%
Iron 0.26mg 1.88mg 20%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.1mg 8%
Phosphorus 40mg 86mg 7%
Potassium 417mg 633mg 6%
Fiber 5.4g 3.8g 6%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 0.179mg 5%
Protein 2.55g 0.33g 4%
Copper 0.23mg 0.19mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 0.639mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.028mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 3µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.152mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Calories 68kcal 32kcal 2%
Sodium 2mg 43mg 2%
Carbs 14.32g 7.44g 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.52g 1%
Net carbs 8.92g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 8.92g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 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
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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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +672.7%
Contains more FatsFats +82.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +92.5%
Contains more WaterWater +10.4%
Contains more OtherOther +81.2%

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.