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Guava vs. Roselle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between guava and roselle

  • Guava has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and potassium; however, roselle is richer in calcium, iron, and magnesium.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 240% more than roselle.
  • Roselle has 3 times less vitamin B3 than guava. Guava has 1.084mg of vitamin B3, while roselle has 0.31mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Guavas, common, raw and Roselle, 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
6
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 36% 65% 18% 56% 0% 0% 16% 0.78% 0% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +131.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1094.4%
Contains more IronIron +469.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~37mg

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
11
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 40% 4.7% 0% 0% 2.8% 6.5% 5.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1802.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +509.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +249.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Roselle DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 12mg 240%
Copper 0.23mg 26%
Fiber 5.4g 22%
Calcium 18mg 215mg 20%
Iron 0.26mg 1.48mg 15%
Folate 49µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 8%
Manganese 0.15mg 7%
Magnesium 22mg 51mg 7%
Potassium 417mg 208mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.011mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 0.31mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 3%
Protein 2.55g 0.96g 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin A 31µg 14µg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 1%
Calories 68kcal 49kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.028mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Carbs 14.32g 11.31g 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 8.92g 11.31g N/A
Sugar 8.92g N/A
Phosphorus 40mg 37mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 6mg 0%
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
11% 87%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 11.31 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +165.6%
Contains more FatsFats +48.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.6%
Contains more OtherOther +170.6%
~equal in Water ~86.58g

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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. Roselle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168170/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.