Guava vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are guava and pound cake different?

Guava is higher in vitamin C, copper, and fiber; however, pound cake is richer in vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B12, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for guava is 254% higher.
Guava contains 9 times more fiber than pound cake. While guava contains 5.4g of fiber, pound cake contains only 0.6g.
Guava has less saturated fat.
Guava has a lower glycemic index (31) than pound cake (54).

Guavas, common, raw and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+179.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+447.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+161.1%
Contains more IronIron	+469.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+87%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+733.3%

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+205.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+52.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+125.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+158.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+522.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+763.2%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.485mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	228.3mg	0mg	254%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Copper	0.23mg	0.042mg	21%
Saturated fat	0.272g	4.811g	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.401g	3.419g	20%
Fats	0.95g	13.96g	20%
Fiber	5.4g	0.6g	19%
Sodium	2mg	377mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.04mg	0.249mg	16%
Iron	0.26mg	1.48mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Threonine	0.096mg	153mg	15%
Phosphorus	40mg	140mg	14%
Calories	68kcal	353kcal	14%
Carbs	14.32g	53.64g	13%
Choline	7.6mg	65.6mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.173mg	9%
Selenium	0.6µg	5µg	8%
Potassium	417mg	149mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.087g	3.02g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.036mg	6%
Protein	2.55g	5g	5%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.8µg	4%
Vitamin A	31µg	70µg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	34IU	4%
Calcium	18mg	47mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.084mg	1.615mg	3%
Magnesium	22mg	8mg	3%
Manganese	0.15mg	0.11mg	2%
Zinc	0.23mg	0.43mg	2%
Folate	49µg	42µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.451mg	0.485mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	1.7µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.73mg	0.65mg	1%
Net carbs	8.92g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	8.92g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.093mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.171mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.072mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.006mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.087mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.022mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A