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Flax seeds vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flax seeds and guava different?

  • Flax seeds are higher in vitamin B1, copper, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, iron, selenium, and zinc; however, guava is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for guava is 253% higher.
  • Flax seeds contain 42 times more selenium than guava. While flax seeds contain 25.4µg of selenium, guava contains only 0.6µg.

Seeds, flaxseed and Guavas, common, raw are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
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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 +1681.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95%
Contains more IronIron +2103.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +430.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1787%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1505%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1554.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +2353.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +302.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +184.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +330%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +65.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +935.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +37950%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +135.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.6mg 228.3mg 253%
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.401g 189%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.067mg 131%
Copper 1.22mg 0.23mg 110%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.15mg 101%
Magnesium 392mg 22mg 88%
Fiber 27.3g 5.4g 88%
Phosphorus 642mg 40mg 86%
Iron 5.73mg 0.26mg 68%
Fats 42.16g 0.95g 63%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.6µg 45%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.23mg 37%
Protein 18.29g 2.55g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.11mg 28%
Calcium 255mg 18mg 24%
Calories 534kcal 68kcal 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.087g 19%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.272g 15%
Choline 78.7mg 7.6mg 13%
Potassium 813mg 417mg 12%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 1.084mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.451mg 11%
Folate 87µg 49µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.04mg 9%
Carbs 28.88g 14.32g 5%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.73mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 31µg 3%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 2.6µg 1%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 8.92g N/A
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.022mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 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 +617.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4337.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.7%
Contains more OtherOther +168.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1060.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 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 +8551.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7064.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.6%

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/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.