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Guava vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between guava and quince

  • Guava is higher in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin A, folate, copper, vitamin B5, potassium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, yet quince is higher in iron.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 237% more than quince.
  • Guava contains 16 times more folate than quince. While guava contains 49µg of folate, quince contains only 3µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Guavas, common, raw and Quinces, 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
Guava
8
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%
Quince
Quince
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +475%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +169.2%
~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
Guava
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 761% 0% 10% 15% 17% 9.2% 20% 27% 25% 0% 6.5% 37%
Quince
Quince
0
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 50% 0% 0.67% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1422%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +235%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +442%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +456.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1533.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Quince DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 15mg 237%
Fiber 5.4g 1.9g 14%
Folate 49µg 3µg 12%
Copper 0.23mg 0.13mg 11%
Manganese 0.15mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 0.081mg 7%
Potassium 417mg 197mg 6%
Iron 0.26mg 0.7mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 0.2mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.04mg 5%
Protein 2.55g 0.4g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.02mg 4%
Magnesium 22mg 8mg 3%
Phosphorus 40mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 2µg 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 0.05g 2%
Calories 68kcal 57kcal 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.1g 1%
Calcium 18mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.03mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.01g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.8g 0.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 267kcal 1425kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 147g 175g N/A
Net carbs 8.92g 13.4g N/A
Carbs 14.32g 15.3g 0%
Sugar 8.92g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.036g 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
Guava
3
3% 14% 81%
Protein: 2.55 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 14.32 g
Water: 80.8 g
Other: 1.38 g
Quince
Quince
2
15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +537.5%
Contains more FatsFats +850%
Contains more OtherOther +245%
~equal in Carbs ~15.3g
~equal in Water ~83.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Guava
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
Quince
Quince
1
10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +141.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +702%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.