Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cheddar cheese
versus
guava juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cheddar cheese and guava juice:
Cheddar cheese is high in calories and guava juice has 84% less calories than cheddar cheese - guava juice has 63 calories per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 403 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cheddar cheese is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to guava juice per calorie. Cheddar cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 23:3:74 and for guava juice, 1:98:1 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cheddar Cheese | Guava Juice | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 23% | 1% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 98% |
Fat | 74% | 1% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cheddar cheese has 3.8 times less carbohydrates than guava juice - guava juice has 16.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 3.4g of carbohydrates.
Guava juice has more dietary fiber than cheddar cheese - guava juice has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cheddar cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese has 25.9 times less sugar than guava juice - guava juice has 13g of sugar per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 0.48g of sugar.
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 253 times more protein than guava juice - guava juice has 0.09g of protein per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 22.9g of protein.
Cheddar cheese is high in saturated fat and guava juice has 100% less saturated fat than cheddar cheese - guava juice has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 18.9g of saturated fat.
Guava juice has less cholesterol than cheddar cheese - cheddar cheese has 99mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and guava juice does not contain significant amounts.
Guava juice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than cheddar cheese - guava juice has 21.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cheddar cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than guava juice - cheddar cheese has 337ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and guava juice does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese has more Vitamin D than guava juice - cheddar cheese has 24iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and guava juice does not contain significant amounts.
Guava juice and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - guava juice has 0.05mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 0.71mg of Vitamin E.
Guava juice and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - guava juice has 1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 2.4ug of Vitamin K.
Cheddar cheese has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12, however, guava juice contains more niacin.
Cheddar Cheese | Guava Juice | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.029 MG | 0.003 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.428 MG | 0.003 MG |
Niacin | 0.059 MG | 0.17 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.41 MG | 0.08 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.066 MG | 0.01 MG |
Folate | 27 UG | 3 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.1 UG | ~ |
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 87 times more calcium than guava juice - guava juice has 8mg of calcium per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 710mg of calcium.
Guava juice and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of iron - guava juice has 0.38mg of iron per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 0.14mg of iron.
Guava juice and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of potassium - guava juice has 39mg of potassium per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 76mg of potassium.
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, cheddar cheese has more beta-carotene than guava juice per 100 grams, however, guava juice contains more lycopene than cheddar cheese per 100 grams.
Cheddar Cheese | Guava Juice | |
---|---|---|
beta-carotene | 85 UG | ~ |
lycopene | ~ | 35 UG |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Cheddar Cheese (Cheese, cheddar) and Guava Juice (Guava nectar, canned, with added ascorbic acid) .
Cheddar Cheese 132g
(
cup
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Guava Juice 251g
(
cup
)
|
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532KCAL 27% |
|
237% | calories | 5% |
|
158KCAL 8% | |
4.4G 2% |
|
5% | carbohydrates | 832% |
|
41G 16% | |
|
5% | dietary fiber | >999% |
|
2.5G 10% | ||
0.63G | 5% | sugar | >999% | 33G | |||
44G 69% |
|
>999% | total fat | 5% |
|
0.15G 0.2% | |
25G 138% |
|
>999% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
0.05G 0.3% | |
12G | >999% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 0.05G | |||
1.2G | >999% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.03G | |||
131MG | >999% | cholesterol | 5% | ||||
862MG 58% |
|
>999% | sodium | 5% |
|
15MG 1% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
445UG 64% |
|
>999% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
||
|
5% | Vitamin C | >999% |
|
53MG 71% | ||
32IU 6% |
|
>999% | Vitamin D | 5% |
|
||
937MG 94% |
|
>999% | calcium | 5% |
|
20MG 2% | |
0.18MG 1% |
|
5% | iron | 428% |
|
0.95MG 5% | |
36MG 12% |
|
620% | magnesium | 5% |
|
5MG 2% | |
100MG 4% |
|
2% | potassium | 5% |
|
98MG 4% | |
0.04MG 4% |
|
297% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
0.01MG 1% | |
0.56MG 51% |
|
>999% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.01MG 1% | |
0.08MG 1% |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 437% |
|
0.43MG 3% | |
0.09MG 7% |
|
199% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
0.03MG 2% | |
0.54MG 11% |
|
170% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
0.2MG 4% | |
36UG 9% |
|
380% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
|
7.5UG 2% | |
1.5UG 61% |
|
>999% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
||
0.94MG 6% |
|
623% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
0.13MG 1% | |
3.2UG 4% |
|
28% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
2.5UG 3% | |
30G 60% |
|
>999% | protein | 5% |
|
0.23G 1% | |
22MG 5% |
|
686% | choline | 5% |
|
2.8MG 1% | |
0.04MG 3% |
|
5% | copper | 5% |
|
0.04MG 4% | |
0.04MG 2% |
|
5% | manganese | 274% |
|
0.15MG 8% | |
601MG 86% |
|
>999% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
5MG 1% | |
38UG 68% |
|
>999% | selenium | 5% |
|
||
4.8MG 60% |
|
>999% | zinc | 5% |
|
0.08MG 1% | |
49G | 5% | Water | 329% | 210G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, biotin (Vit B7), trans fat. |