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Sweet potato vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sweet potato and guava?

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5, while guava is higher in vitamin C, fiber, folate, and copper.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 271% higher.
  • Guava has 2 times less vitamin B6 than sweet potato. Sweet potato has 0.209mg of vitamin B6, while guava has 0.11mg.
  • Sweet potato is lower in sugar.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index (70) than guava (31).

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Guavas, common, raw types in this comparison.

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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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Guava
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 +13.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more IronIron +134.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
~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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Guava
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 +2187.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9412.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +44.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +345.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.4mg 228.3mg 251%
Vitamin A 709µg 31µg 75%
Fiber 3g 5.4g 10%
Folate 11µg 49µg 10%
Copper 0.151mg 0.23mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.11mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.451mg 7%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.15mg 5%
Iron 0.61mg 0.26mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.401g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 1.084mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.73mg 3%
Sodium 55mg 2mg 2%
Protein 1.57g 2.55g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.04mg 2%
Potassium 337mg 417mg 2%
Carbs 20.12g 14.32g 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.6µg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.272g 1%
Calories 86kcal 68kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.067mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.95g 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.23mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 18mg 1%
Magnesium 25mg 22mg 1%
Phosphorus 47mg 40mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 8.92g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Guava
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 CarbsCarbs +40.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1800%
Contains more OtherOther +40.8%
~equal in Water ~80.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Guava
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 -93.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2764.3%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.