Guava Juice vs. Lime Juice

Q: Does guava juice or lime juice have more calories?

Lime juice has 60% less calories than guava juice - guava juice has 63 calories per 100 grams and lime juice has 25 calories. For macronutrient ratios, guava juice is heavier in carbs and similar to lime juice for protein and fat. Guava juice has a macronutrient ratio of 1:98:1 and for lime juice, 4:93:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories. Macro Ratios from Calories:

Q: Does guava juice or lime juice have more sugar?

Lime juice has 6.6 times less sugar than guava juice - guava juice has 13g of sugar per 100 grams and lime juice has 1.7g of sugar.

Q: Does guava juice or lime juice contain more Vitamin C?

Both guava juice and lime juice are high in Vitamin C . Lime juice has 42% more Vitamin C than guava juice - guava juice has 21.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and lime juice has 30mg of Vitamin C.

Nutrition comparison of Guava Juice and Lime Juice

Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?

We compared the nutritional contents of guava juice versus lime juice (100g each) below using 2020 USDA and NIH data^[1].

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For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in guava juice and lime juice:

Both guava juice and lime juice are high in Vitamin C.
Guava juice has more lycopene than lime juice, however, lime juice contains more beta-carotene than guava juice.
Lime juice has 6.6 times less sugar than guava juice.
Lime juice has 60% less calories than guava juice.
Lime juice has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate.

Detailed nutritional comparison of guava juice and lime juice is analyzed below. You can also visualize the nutritional comparison for a custom portion or serving size and see how the nutrition compares.

USDA sources for nutritional information: Guava Juice (Guava nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid) and Lime Juice (Lime juice, raw) . Have a correction or suggestions? Shoot us an email.

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Calories and Carbs

calories

Lime juice has 60% less calories than guava juice - guava juice has 63 calories per 100 grams and lime juice has 25 calories.

For macronutrient ratios, guava juice is heavier in carbs and similar to lime juice for protein and fat. Guava juice has a macronutrient ratio of 1:98:1 and for lime juice, 4:93:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.

Macro Ratios from Calories:

	Guava Juice	Lime Juice
Protein	1%	4%
Carbohydrates	98%	93%
Fat	1%	3%
Alcohol	~	~

carbohydrates

Lime juice has 48% less carbohydrates than guava juice - guava juice has 16.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and lime juice has 8.4g of carbohydrates.

dietary fiber

Guava juice has 150% more dietary fiber than lime juice - guava juice has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.4g of dietary fiber.

sugar

Lime juice has 6.6 times less sugar than guava juice - guava juice has 13g of sugar per 100 grams and lime juice has 1.7g of sugar.

Protein

protein

Guava juice and lime juice contain similar amounts of protein - guava juice has 0.09g of protein per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.42g of protein.

Fat

saturated fat

Both guava juice and lime juice are low in saturated fat - guava juice has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.01g of saturated fat.

Vitamins

Vitamin C

Both guava juice and lime juice are high in Vitamin C. Lime juice has 42% more Vitamin C than guava juice - guava juice has 21.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and lime juice has 30mg of Vitamin C.

Vitamin A

Lime juice and guava juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - lime juice has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and guava juice does not contain significant amounts.

Vitamin E

Guava juice and lime juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - guava juice has 0.05mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.

Vitamin K

Guava juice and lime juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - guava juice has 1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.6ug of Vitamin K.

The B Vitamins

Lime juice has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both guava juice and lime juice contain significant amounts of niacin and pantothenic acid.

	Guava Juice	Lime Juice
Thiamin	0.003 MG	0.025 MG
Riboflavin	0.003 MG	0.015 MG
Niacin	0.17 MG	0.142 MG
Pantothenic acid	0.08 MG	0.123 MG
Vitamin B6	0.01 MG	0.038 MG
Folate	3 UG	10 UG

Minerals

calcium

Guava juice and lime juice contain similar amounts of calcium - guava juice has 8mg of calcium per 100 grams and lime juice has 14mg of calcium.

iron

Guava juice and lime juice contain similar amounts of iron - guava juice has 0.38mg of iron per 100 grams and lime juice has 0.09mg of iron.

potassium

Lime juice has 200% more potassium than guava juice - guava juice has 39mg of potassium per 100 grams and lime juice has 117mg of potassium.

Antioxidants and Phytonutrients

carotenoids

Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.^[4]^[5]

For specific types of carotenoids, guava juice has more lycopene than lime juice per 100 grams, however, lime juice contains more beta-carotene than guava juice per 100 grams.

	Guava Juice	Lime Juice
lycopene	35 UG	~
beta-carotene	~	30 UG

Guava Juice 100g ( 100 g )		Daily Values (%)
63KCAL 3%	152%	calories		25KCAL 1%
16G 7%	90%	carbohydrates		8.4G 3%
1G 4%	150%	dietary fiber		0.4G 2%
13G	665%	sugar		1.7G
0.06G 0.1%		total fat	17%	0.07G 0.1%
0.02G 0.1%	99%	saturated fat		0.01G 0%
0.02G	99%	monounsaturated fat		0.01G
0.01G		polyunsaturated fat	99%	0.02G
G		trans fat		G
MG		cholesterol		MG
6MG 0.4%	200%	sodium		2MG 0.1%
		Vitamins and Minerals
UG %		Vitamin A	>999%	2UG 0.3%
21MG 28%		Vitamin C	43%	30MG 40%
IU %		Vitamin D		IU %
8MG 1%		calcium	75%	14MG 1%
0.38MG 2%	322%	iron		0.09MG 1%
2MG 1%		magnesium	300%	8MG 3%
39MG 2%		potassium	200%	117MG 5%
0MG 0.3%		thiamin (Vit B1)	>999%	0.03MG 2%
0MG 0.3%		riboflavin (Vit B2)	>999%	0.02MG 1%
0.17MG 1%	21%	niacin (Vit B3)		0.14MG 1%
0.01MG 1%		Vitamin B6	297%	0.04MG 3%
0.08MG 2%		pantothenic acid (Vit B5)	50%	0.12MG 3%
3UG 1%		folate (Vit B9)	233%	10UG 3%
UG %		Vitamin B12		UG %
0.05MG 0.3%		Vitamin E	339%	0.22MG 2%
1UG 1%	67%	Vitamin K		0.6UG 1%
0.09G 0.2%		protein	366%	0.42G 1%
UG %		biotin (Vit B7)		UG %
1.1MG 0.3%		choline	364%	5.1MG 1%
MG %		chlorine		MG %
UG %		chromium		UG %
0.02MG 1%		copper	50%	0.03MG 2%
UG %		fluoride		UG %
UG %		iodine		UG %
0.06MG 3%	199%	manganese		0.02MG 1%
UG %		molybdenum		UG %
2MG 0.3%		phosphorus	600%	14MG 2%
UG %		selenium	>999%	0.1UG 0.2%
0.03MG 0.4%		zinc	166%	0.08MG 1%
84G		Water	8%	91G
G		Starch		G
G		Alcohol		G
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin D, biotin (Vit B7), Vitamin B12, cholesterol, trans fat.