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Lettuce vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lettuce and guava

  • Lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and iron; however, guava has more vitamin C, copper, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B5.
  • Guava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 243% more.
  • Lettuce has 49 times more vitamin K than guava. Lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, while guava has 2.6µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Guavas, common, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
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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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +230.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +69.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +693.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
~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.
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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1093.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4757.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2381.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +231.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +189.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +236.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.067mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9.2mg 228.3mg 243%
Vitamin K 126.3µg 2.6µg 103%
Vitamin A 370µg 31µg 38%
Copper 0.029mg 0.23mg 22%
Fiber 1.3g 5.4g 16%
Iron 0.86mg 0.26mg 8%
Potassium 194mg 417mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.451mg 6%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.15mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 1.084mg 4%
Carbs 2.87g 14.32g 4%
Folate 38µg 49µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.73mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.04mg 3%
Calories 15kcal 68kcal 3%
Calcium 36mg 18mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 22mg 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 40mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.401g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.11mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 2.55g 2%
Choline 13.6mg 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.272g 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.95g 1%
Sodium 28mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 1.57g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 0.78g 8.92g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.23mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.067mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +17.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.5%
Contains more FatsFats +533.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +399%
Contains more OtherOther +115.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +389%

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/nutrients
  2. Guava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173044/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.