Currant vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between currants and guava

Currants have more iron and vitamin K; however, guava is higher in vitamin C, copper, folate, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
Guava covers your daily need for vitamin C 208% more than currants.
Currants have 4 times more vitamin K than guava. While currants have 11µg of vitamin K, guava has only 2.6µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Currants, red, and white, raw and Guavas, common, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Currant

Guava

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+83.3%
Contains more IronIron	+284.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+69.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+115%

~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~40mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Currant

Guava

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+323.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+456.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+630%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+984%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+604.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+512.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	41mg	228.3mg	208%
Copper	0.107mg	0.23mg	14%
Folate	8µg	49µg	10%
Iron	1mg	0.26mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.064mg	0.451mg	8%
Vitamin K	11µg	2.6µg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.1mg	1.084mg	6%
Potassium	275mg	417mg	4%
Fiber	4.3g	5.4g	4%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.73mg	4%
Fructose	3.53g		4%
Vitamin A	2µg	31µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.07mg	0.11mg	3%
Protein	1.4g	2.55g	2%
Magnesium	13mg	22mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	18mg	2%
Manganese	0.186mg	0.15mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.067mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.088g	0.401g	2%
Calories	56kcal	68kcal	1%
Fats	0.2g	0.95g	1%
Phosphorus	44mg	40mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.04mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.017g	0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	3.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	400kcal	267kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	179g	147g	N/A
Net carbs	9.5g	8.92g	N/A
Carbs	13.8g	14.32g	0%
Sugar	7.37g	8.92g	N/A
Zinc	0.23mg	0.23mg	0%
Sodium	1mg	2mg	0%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.6µg	0%
Choline	7.6mg	7.6mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.028g	0.087g	0%
Tryptophan		0.022mg	0%
Threonine		0.096mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.093mg	0%
Leucine		0.171mg	0%
Lysine		0.072mg	0%
Methionine		0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.006mg	0%
Valine		0.087mg	0%
Histidine		0.022mg	0%