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Guava vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are guava and jalapeño different?

  • Guava has more vitamin C, copper, fiber, and folate; however, jalapeño is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin K, and vitamin A.
  • Guava covers your daily need for vitamin C, 122% more than jalapeño.
  • Guava has 5 times more copper than jalapeño. Guava has 0.23mg of copper, while jalapeño has 0.046mg.

Guavas, common, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, raw 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
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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 11% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +400%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Iron ~0.25mg

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 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +81.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +74.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +390.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +280.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +611.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~7.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 118.6mg 122%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.419mg 24%
Copper 0.23mg 0.046mg 20%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 3.58mg 19%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 18.5µg 13%
Fiber 5.4g 2.8g 10%
Folate 49µg 27µg 6%
Potassium 417mg 248mg 5%
Protein 2.55g 0.91g 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 54µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 0.315mg 3%
Carbs 14.32g 6.5g 3%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 0.112g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.04mg 2%
Manganese 0.15mg 0.097mg 2%
Calories 68kcal 29kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.07mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 15mg 2%
Phosphorus 40mg 26mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.092g 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 1.28mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 12mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.37g 1%
Net carbs 8.92g 3.7g N/A
Iron 0.26mg 0.25mg 0%
Sugar 8.92g 4.12g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 7.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.029g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

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% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +180.2%
Contains more FatsFats +156.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120.3%
Contains more OtherOther +160.4%
Contains more WaterWater +13.5%

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
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +258%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.2%

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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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/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.