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Guava vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are guava and wakame different?

  • Guava has more vitamin C, fiber, and potassium; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Guava covers your daily need for vitamin C, 250% more than wakame.
  • Guava has 11 times more fiber than wakame. Guava has 5.4g of fiber, while wakame has 0.5g.
  • Guava contains less sodium.

Guavas, common, raw and Seaweed, wakame, 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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +734%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +386.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more IronIron +738.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +65.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +833.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7510%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +72.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +37%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +103.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +82.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Guava Wakame DV% diff.
Vitamin C 228.3mg 3mg 250%
Manganese 0.15mg 1.4mg 54%
Sodium 2mg 872mg 38%
Folate 49µg 196µg 37%
Iron 0.26mg 2.18mg 24%
Fiber 5.4g 0.5g 20%
Magnesium 22mg 107mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.23mg 15%
Calcium 18mg 150mg 13%
Potassium 417mg 50mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.002mg 8%
Copper 0.23mg 0.284mg 6%
Phosphorus 40mg 80mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 0.697mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.084mg 1.6mg 3%
Carbs 14.32g 9.14g 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 5.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 1mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 13.9mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.13g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 0.218g 1%
Calories 68kcal 45kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.06mg 1%
Protein 2.55g 3.03g 1%
Vitamin A 31µg 18µg 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.38mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 8.92g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 8.92g 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.171mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.072mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.087mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g 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
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +48.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.8%
Contains more OtherOther +421.7%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

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
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -52.2%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.