Guava
Fruits • Fruit • പേരക്ക
Identity
Scientific
Psidium guajava
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus/Species
Psidium guajava
Food details
Edible %
70%
Description
Evergreen shrub/small tree native to tropical America • Widely cultivated across South & Southeast Asia • Flesh color varies (white, pink, red) depending on cultivar
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Nutrition (per 100 g edible)
Other (89)
| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 80.8 | G |
| Energy | 68 | KCAL |
| Energy | 285 | kJ |
| Protein | 2.55 | G |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.95 | G |
| Ash | 1.39 | G |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 14.32 | G |
| Fiber, total dietary | 5.4 | G |
| Sugars, Total | 8.92 | G |
| Calcium, Ca | 18 | MG |
| Iron, Fe | 0.26 | MG |
| Magnesium, Mg | 22 | MG |
| Phosphorus, P | 40 | MG |
| Potassium, K | 417 | MG |
| Sodium, Na | 2 | MG |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.23 | MG |
| Copper, Cu | 0.23 | MG |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.15 | MG |
| Selenium, Se | 0.6 | UG |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 228.3 | MG |
| Thiamin | 0.067 | MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.04 | MG |
| Niacin | 1.084 | MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.451 | MG |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.11 | MG |
| Folate, total | 49 | UG |
| Folic acid | 0 | UG |
| Folate, food | 49 | UG |
| Folate, DFE | 49 | UG |
| Choline, total | 7.6 | MG |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 | UG |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 | UG |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 31 | UG |
| Retinol | 0 | UG |
| Carotene, beta | 374 | UG |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 | UG |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 | UG |
| Vitamin A, IU | 624 | IU |
| Lycopene | 5204 | UG |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 0 | UG |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0.73 | MG |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 | MG |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 0 | IU |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 | UG |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 2.6 | UG |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.272 | G |
| SFA 4:0 | 0 | G |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 | G |
| SFA 8:0 | 0 | G |
| SFA 10:0 | 0 | G |
| SFA 12:0 | 0 | G |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.019 | G |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.228 | G |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.025 | G |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0.087 | G |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.005 | G |
| MUFA 18:1 | 0.082 | G |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0 | G |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 | G |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.401 | G |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.288 | G |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.112 | G |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 | G |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 | G |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 | G |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 | G |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 | G |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0 | G |
| Cholesterol | 0 | MG |
| Tryptophan | 0.022 | G |
| Threonine | 0.096 | G |
| Isoleucine | 0.093 | G |
| Leucine | 0.171 | G |
| Lysine | 0.072 | G |
| Methionine | 0.016 | G |
| Phenylalanine | 0.006 | G |
| Tyrosine | 0.031 | G |
| Valine | 0.087 | G |
| Arginine | 0.065 | G |
| Histidine | 0.022 | G |
| Alanine | 0.128 | G |
| Aspartic acid | 0.162 | G |
| Glutamic acid | 0.333 | G |
| Glycine | 0.128 | G |
| Proline | 0.078 | G |
| Serine | 0.075 | G |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 | G |
| Caffeine | 0 | MG |
| Theobromine | 0 | MG |