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Chayote vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chayote and guava different?

  • Chayote has more folate; however, guava is richer in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin A, copper, and potassium.
  • Guava covers your daily need for vitamin C, 245% more than chayote.
  • Chayote has 3 times more zinc than guava. Chayote has 0.74mg of zinc, while guava has 0.23mg.

Chayote, fruit, raw and Guavas, common, raw types were 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 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
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 IronIron +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +221.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +233.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +87%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +122.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Calcium ~18mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 26% 0% 0% 2.4% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70%
Guava
Guava
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 761% 0% 10% 15% 17% 9.2% 20% 27% 25% 0% 6.5% 37%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +57.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +89.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2864.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +508.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +168%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +130.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 7.7mg 228.3mg 245%
Fiber 1.7g 5.4g 15%
Copper 0.123mg 0.23mg 12%
Folate 93µg 49µg 11%
Potassium 125mg 417mg 9%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.23mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.73mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.067mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 1.084mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.451mg 4%
Protein 0.82g 2.55g 3%
Carbs 4.51g 14.32g 3%
Phosphorus 18mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 31µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.11mg 3%
Calories 19kcal 68kcal 2%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.15mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.401g 2%
Fats 0.13g 0.95g 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.26mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 2.6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.272g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 232kcal 267kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 526g 147g N/A
Net carbs 2.81g 8.92g N/A
Calcium 17mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 1.66g 8.92g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Choline 9.2mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 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 WaterWater +16.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +211%
Contains more FatsFats +630.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.5%
Contains more OtherOther +360%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 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 -89.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +770%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +603.5%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.