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Zucchini vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between zucchini and guava?

  • Guava has more vitamin C, copper, fiber, vitamin A, and folate than zucchini.
  • Guava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 234% higher.
  • Zucchini is lower in sugar.
  • Guava has a higher glycemic index (31) than zucchini (15).

We used Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 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 13% 4.8% 23% 14% 18% 8.7% 16% 1% 23% 1.1%
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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 +42.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +334%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~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 60% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 11% 22% 8.5% 12% 38% 0% 11% 18% 5.2%
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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 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +65.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1175.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +210%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +508.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +140.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +104.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17.9mg 228.3mg 234%
Copper 0.053mg 0.23mg 20%
Fiber 1g 5.4g 18%
Folate 24µg 49µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 0.451mg 5%
Potassium 261mg 417mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.11mg 4%
Carbs 3.11g 14.32g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 1.084mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.73mg 4%
Protein 1.21g 2.55g 3%
Calories 17kcal 68kcal 3%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 31µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.401g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.067mg 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.23mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 22mg 1%
Fats 0.32g 0.95g 1%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 2.6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0.272g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.15mg 1%
Iron 0.37mg 0.26mg 1%
Net carbs 2.11g 8.92g N/A
Calcium 16mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 8.92g N/A
Phosphorus 38mg 40mg 0%
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Choline 9.5mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.022mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.061g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.03g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 3.11 g
Water: 94.79 g
Other: 0.57 g
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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 +17.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +110.7%
Contains more FatsFats +196.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +360.5%
Contains more OtherOther +142.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 6% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
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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 -69.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +690.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +340.7%

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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. Zucchini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169291/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.