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Watermelon vs. Guava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between watermelon and guava

  • Guava is higher than watermelon in vitamin C, copper, fiber, folate, potassium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Guava covers your daily vitamin C needs 245% more than watermelon.
  • The glycemic index of guava is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Watermelon, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
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 less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +447.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +263.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +294.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Iron ~0.26mg

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 27% 0% 9.3% 1% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3%
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 CVitamin C +2718.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1360%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +509%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2500%
Contains more FolateFolate +1533.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Guava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 8.1mg 228.3mg 245%
Copper 0.042mg 0.23mg 21%
Fiber 0.4g 5.4g 20%
Folate 3µg 49µg 12%
Potassium 112mg 417mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 1.084mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.73mg 5%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.15mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.451mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.11mg 5%
Protein 0.61g 2.55g 4%
Phosphorus 11mg 40mg 4%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Magnesium 10mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.067mg 3%
Calories 30kcal 68kcal 2%
Carbs 7.55g 14.32g 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 2.6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.401g 2%
Fats 0.15g 0.95g 1%
Calcium 7mg 18mg 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.04mg 1%
Choline 4.1mg 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.272g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 492kcal 267kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 333g 147g N/A
Net carbs 7.15g 8.92g N/A
Iron 0.24mg 0.26mg 0%
Sugar 6.2g 8.92g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 28µg 31µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0.171mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0.072mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.087mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 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 +13.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +318%
Contains more FatsFats +533.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.7%
Contains more OtherOther +475%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 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 -94.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +135.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +702%

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.