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Lychee vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lychee and guava

  • Lychee has less vitamin C, fiber, vitamin A, copper, folate, and potassium than guava.
  • Guava covers your daily need for vitamin C, 174% more than lychee.
  • Lychee has 2 times more sugar than guava. While lychee has 15.23g of sugar, guava has only 8.92g.
  • The glycemic index of lychee is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Litchis, 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.
Lychee
Lychee
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Guava
Guava
7
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 +19.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +228.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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.
Lychee
Lychee
1
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 238% 0% 0% 1.4% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11%
Guava
Guava
8
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 B2Vitamin B2 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +219.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +942.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +509.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +79.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +550%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 71.5mg 228.3mg 174%
Fiber 1.3g 5.4g 16%
Copper 0.148mg 0.23mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.451mg 9%
Folate 14µg 49µg 9%
Potassium 171mg 417mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.067mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.73mg 4%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.15mg 4%
Protein 0.83g 2.55g 3%
Magnesium 10mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 31µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.603mg 1.084mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2.6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.132g 0.401g 2%
Fats 0.44g 0.95g 1%
Carbs 16.53g 14.32g 1%
Calcium 5mg 18mg 1%
Iron 0.31mg 0.26mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.23mg 1%
Phosphorus 31mg 40mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.11mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.099g 0.272g 1%
Calories 66kcal 68kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 795kcal 267kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 152g 147g N/A
Net carbs 15.23g 8.92g N/A
Sugar 15.23g 8.92g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Choline 7.1mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.12g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.041mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
2
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Guava
Guava
3
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 CarbsCarbs +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +207.2%
Contains more FatsFats +115.9%
Contains more OtherOther +213.6%
~equal in Water ~80.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
Lychee
2
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Guava
Guava
1
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 -63.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +203.8%

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.