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Pumpkin vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pumpkin and guava

  • Pumpkin has more vitamin A, iron, and vitamin B2, while guava has more vitamin C, fiber, copper, and folate.
  • Guava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 244% higher.
  • Guava contains 14 times less vitamin A than pumpkin. Pumpkin contains 8513IU of vitamin A, while guava contains 624IU.
  • The amount of sugar in pumpkin is lower.
  • Guava has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of guava is 31, while the glycemic index of pumpkin is 52.

The food types used in this comparison are Pumpkin, 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% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
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 CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Phosphorus ~40mg

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
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 +1274.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2436.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +136.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +206.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~7.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 9mg 228.3mg 244%
Vitamin A 426µg 31µg 44%
Fiber 0.5g 5.4g 20%
Copper 0.127mg 0.23mg 11%
Folate 16µg 49µg 8%
Iron 0.8mg 0.26mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.04mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.11mg 4%
Protein 1g 2.55g 3%
Carbs 6.5g 14.32g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.298mg 0.451mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.084mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.005g 0.401g 3%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Potassium 340mg 417mg 2%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 0.73mg 2%
Calories 26kcal 68kcal 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 2.6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.272g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.067mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.23mg 1%
Manganese 0.125mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.95g 1%
Phosphorus 44mg 40mg 1%
Net carbs 6g 8.92g N/A
Calcium 21mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 2.76g 8.92g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Choline 8.2mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.046mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.054mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 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 +13.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +155%
Contains more FatsFats +850%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120.3%
Contains more OtherOther +72.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 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 -80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +569.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7920%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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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