Guava Nutrition Facts

Overview of Guava Nutrition

Scientific Name: Psidium guajava

Order: Myrtales

Family: Myrtaceae

Guava is a fruit native to Central and South America. The fruit can be eaten when its interior is either white or pink. Even though guava is related to strawberry guava, do not confuse them.

Calories

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	68 kcal	3%

Carbohydrates

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Carbs	14.32 g	5%
Dietary Fiber	5.40 g	19%
Sugars	8.92 g
Starch	- g

Sterols

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	- mg

Fat and Fatty Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Fat	0.95 g	1%
Saturated Fat	0.27 g	1%
Mono-Unsaturated Fat	0.09 g
Poly-Unsaturated Fat, total	0.40 g
18:2 n-6 (LA), Omega-6	0.29 g
18:3 n-6 (GLA)	- g
18:3 n-3 (ALA), Omega-3	0.11 g
18:4 n-3 (SDA)	0.00 g
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.00 g
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.00 g
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0.00 g
Trans Fat	0.00 g

Protein and Amino Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Protein, total	2.55 g	5%
Tryptophan	0.02 g
Threonine	0.10 g
Isoleucine	0.09 g
Leucine	0.17 g
Lysine	0.07 g
Methionine	0.02 g
Cystine	- g
Phenylalanine	0.01 g
Tyrosine	0.03 g
Valine	0.09 g
Arginine	0.07 g
Histidine	0.02 g
Alanine	0.13 g
Aspartic Acid	0.16 g
Glutamic Acid	0.33 g
Glycine	0.13 g
Proline	0.08 g
Serine	0.08 g

Vitamins

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	228.30 mg	254%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.07 mg	6%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.04 mg	3%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	1.08 mg	7%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.45 mg	9%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.11 mg	6%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	49.00 mcg	12%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	49.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	7.60 mg	1%
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	- mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	31.17 mcg	3%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	31.00 mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	374.00 mcg
Alpha-Carotene	0.00 mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	0.00 mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	5204.00 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	0.00 mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	0.73 mg	5%
Alpha-Tocopherol	0.73 mg
Beta-Tocopherol	- mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	- mg
Delta-Tocopherol	- mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	2.60 mcg	2%
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Minerals

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	18.00 mg	1%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	0.26 mg	1%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	22.00 mg	5%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	40.00 mg	3%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	417.00 mg	9%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	2.00 mg	0%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	0.23 mg	2%
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	0.23 mg	26%
Manganesean antioxidant	0.15 mg	7%
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	0.60 mcg	1%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Flavonoids

Name	Amount

Others

Name	Amount
Water	80.80 g
Ash	1.39 g
Alcohol	0.00 g
Caffeine	0.00 mg
Theobromine	0.00 mg
Resveratrol	- mg
Phytoalbumin	- mg
Chlorogenic Acid	- mg

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets. Accessed from https://ods.od.nih.gov/.

What are the nutrition facts for Guava?

Overview of Guava Nutrition