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Winter melon vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between winter melon and guava

  • Winter melon has more vitamin B2; however, guava has more vitamin C, copper, vitamin A, potassium, folate, fiber, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Guava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 239% more.
  • Winter melon has 56 times more sodium than guava. Winter melon has 111mg of sodium, while guava has 2mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
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 IronIron +53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6850%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +110.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +158.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 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 B2Vitamin B2 +175%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1656.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +171%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +880%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Winter melon Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 13mg 228.3mg 239%
Copper 0.023mg 0.23mg 23%
Potassium 6mg 417mg 12%
Folate 5µg 49µg 11%
Fiber 2.9g 5.4g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.451mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.73mg 5%
Sodium 111mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.04mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.084mg 4%
Manganese 0.058mg 0.15mg 4%
Protein 0.4g 2.55g 4%
Carbs 3g 14.32g 4%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.23mg 3%
Phosphorus 19mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 31µg 3%
Magnesium 10mg 22mg 3%
Calories 13kcal 68kcal 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.401g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.067mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.26mg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.272g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.95g 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 8.92g N/A
Calcium 19mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 8.92g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 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 +18.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +537.5%
Contains more FatsFats +375%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +377.3%
Contains more OtherOther +360%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 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 -94.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +135.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +360.9%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.