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Pitanga (Surinam cherry) vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pitanga (Surinam cherry) and guava

  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) is higher in vitamin A, yet guava is higher in vitamin C and potassium.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 224% more than pitanga (Surinam cherry).
  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) contains 2 times more vitamin A than guava. While pitanga (Surinam cherry) contains 1500IU of vitamin A, guava contains only 624IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), 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 8.6% 2.7% 9.1% 7.5% 0% 0% 4.7% 0.39% 0% 0%
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 +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +304.9%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +263.6%
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 88% 25% 0% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 AVitamin A +141.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +768.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +261.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pitanga (Surinam cherry) Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.3mg 228.3mg 224%
Copper 0.23mg 26%
Fiber 5.4g 22%
Folate 49µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 9%
Potassium 103mg 417mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 8%
Manganese 0.15mg 7%
Vitamin A 75µg 31µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 1.084mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 5%
Protein 0.8g 2.55g 4%
Phosphorus 11mg 40mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.067mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Calories 33kcal 68kcal 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Carbs 7.49g 14.32g 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.95g 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.26mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 18mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Net carbs 7.49g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 8.92g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.04mg 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
7% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 7.49 g
Water: 90.81 g
Other: 0.5 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 +12.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +218.8%
Contains more FatsFats +137.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +91.2%
Contains more OtherOther +176%

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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. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169129/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.

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