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Papaya vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between papaya and guava

  • Papaya is higher in vitamin A, yet guava is higher in vitamin C, copper, fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 186% more than papaya.
  • Papaya contains 2 times more vitamin A than guava. While papaya contains 950 IU of vitamin A, guava contains only 624 IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Papayas, 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.
Papaya
Papaya
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 6% 16% 9.4% 15% 2.2% 4.3% 1% 5.2% 3.3%
Guava
Guava
6
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 PotassiumPotassium +129.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +411.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +187.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg
~equal in Calcium ~18mg
~equal in Iron ~0.26mg
~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.
Papaya
Papaya
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 203% 0% 16% 6% 5.8% 6.2% 6.7% 11% 8.8% 0% 6.5% 28%
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 AVitamin A +51.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +274.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +143.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +191.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +203.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +189.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +32.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 228.3mg 186%
Copper 0.045mg 0.23mg 21%
Fiber 1.7g 5.4g 15%
Potassium 182mg 417mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.11mg 6%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.15mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 1.084mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.451mg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Protein 0.47g 2.55g 4%
Phosphorus 10mg 40mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.067mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.73mg 3%
Folate 37µg 49µg 3%
Vitamin A 47µg 31µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.401g 2%
Calories 43kcal 68kcal 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.95g 1%
Carbs 10.82g 14.32g 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.04mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.272g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 915kcal 267kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 147g N/A
Net carbs 9.12g 8.92g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 22mg 0%
Calcium 20mg 18mg 0%
Iron 0.25mg 0.26mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 8.92g N/A
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2.6µg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
Papaya
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Guava
Guava
4
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 ProteinProtein +442.6%
Contains more FatsFats +265.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.3%
Contains more OtherOther +253.8%
~equal in Water ~80.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
Papaya
1
38% 34% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.081 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.058 g
Guava
Guava
2
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 -70.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +591.4%

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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. Papaya - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169926/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.