Guava vs. Plantain — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between guava and plantains?

Guava is higher in vitamin C, copper, fiber, and folate; however, plantains are richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin A.
Guava's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 242% more.
Plantains contain 6 times less vitamin E than guava. Guava contains 0.73mg of vitamin E, while plantains contain 0.13mg.
Guava has less sugar.

We used Guavas, common, raw and Plantains, cooked types 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.

Guava

Plantain

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more CopperCopper	+248.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.5%
Contains more IronIron	+123.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

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.

Guava

Plantain

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1994.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+461.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+271.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+88.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+118.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	228.3mg	10.9mg	242%
Copper	0.23mg	0.066mg	18%
Fiber	5.4g	2.3g	12%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.24mg	10%
Manganese	0.15mg		7%
Carbs	14.32g	31.15g	6%
Folate	49µg	26µg	6%
Protein	2.55g	0.79g	4%
Iron	0.26mg	0.58mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.73mg	0.13mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.451mg	0.233mg	4%
Calories	68kcal	116kcal	2%
Magnesium	22mg	32mg	2%
Calcium	18mg	2mg	2%
Phosphorus	40mg	28mg	2%
Vitamin A	31µg	45µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.046mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.084mg	0.756mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0.7µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.401g	0.033g	2%
Fats	0.95g	0.18g	1%
Potassium	417mg	465mg	1%
Zinc	0.23mg	0.13mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg	1.4µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.04mg	0.052mg	1%
Choline	7.6mg	12.7mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.272g	0.069g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	0.68g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	267kcal	1468kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	147g	86g	N/A
Net carbs	8.92g	28.85g	N/A
Sugar	8.92g	14g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	5mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.087g	0.015g	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.096mg	0.021mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.093mg	0.022mg	0%
Leucine	0.171mg	0.036mg	0%
Lysine	0.072mg	0.037mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.01mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.006mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.087mg	0.028mg	0%
Histidine	0.022mg	0.039mg	0%