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Brazil nut vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brazil nut and guava?

  • Brazil nut is higher in selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin E; however, guava is richer in vitamin C.
  • Brazil nut's daily need coverage for selenium is 3484% more.
  • Guava contains 59 times less saturated fat than brazil nut. Brazil nut contains 16.134g of saturated fat, while guava contains 0.272g.
  • Brazil nut has a lower glycemic index (10) than guava (31).

We used Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Guavas, common, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1609.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +788.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58%
Contains more IronIron +834.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +657.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1665.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1712.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +715.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +319400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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.
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 2.3% 0% 113% 0% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17% 16%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +674%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +820.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +278.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +32514.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +267.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +145.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Guava DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 0.6µg 3484%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 228.3mg 253%
Copper 1.743mg 0.23mg 168%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 0.401g 160%
Fats 67.1g 0.95g 102%
Phosphorus 725mg 40mg 98%
Magnesium 376mg 22mg 84%
Saturated fat 16.134g 0.272g 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 0.087g 59%
Manganese 1.223mg 0.15mg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.067mg 46%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.23mg 35%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 0.73mg 33%
Calories 659kcal 68kcal 30%
Iron 2.43mg 0.26mg 27%
Protein 14.32g 2.55g 24%
Calcium 160mg 18mg 14%
Fiber 7.5g 5.4g 8%
Potassium 659mg 417mg 7%
Folate 22µg 49µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 1.084mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 0.451mg 5%
Choline 28.8mg 7.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 31µg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0.11mg 1%
Carbs 11.74g 14.32g 1%
Net carbs 4.24g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 8.92g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.04mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0.022mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 23.859g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 67% 12% 3% 3%
Protein: 14.32 g
Fats: 67.1 g
Carbs: 11.74 g
Water: 3.42 g
Other: 3.42 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 ProteinProtein +461.6%
Contains more FatsFats +6963.2%
Contains more OtherOther +147.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22%
Contains more WaterWater +2262.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 37% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.399 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27347.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5984.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/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.