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food
guava
nutrition
definition
guava:
Ayurvedic:
» qualities: sweet, cold, eat in small amounts
Chinese:
» qualities: warm, sweet, astringent
» actions: nourishing, aids digestion, kills parasites; helps stop diarrhea and bleeding
» uses: acute diarrhea and dysentery; diabetes; acute laryngitis; painful hemorrhoids; wounds, burns, impetigo, boils
naturopathic:
» qualities: alkaline-forming food
» actions:
» uses: hypertension, skeletal and lymphatic problems
biochemical: high in iron, potassium; vitamins A, B3 and C
» form: raw guava
» portion: 1 medium
» calories (kcal): 45
» weight (g): 90
» water (%): 86.1
» protein (g): 0.7
» fat (g): 0.4
» carbohydrates (g): 10.7
» unsaturated fatty acid (g): 0.2
» saturated fatty acid (g): 0.2
» calories from fat (%): 8
» cholesterol (mg): 0
» dietary fiber (g):
» vitamin A (RE): 71
» vitamin A (IU): 713
» vitamin B1 (mg): 0.05
» vitamin B2 (mg): 0.05
» vitamin B3 (mg): 1.1
» vitamin B6 (mg): 0.13
» vitamin B12 (mcg): 0
» vitamin C (mg): 165
» vitamin E (IU):
» folic acid (mcg):
» pantothenic acid (mg): 0.14
» sodium (mg): 2
» potassium (mg): 256
» calcium (mg): 18
» phosphorus (mg): 23
» magnesium (mg): 9
» iron (mg): 0.28
» zinc (mg): 0.21
» copper (mg): 0.093
» manganese (mg): 0.13
Agriculture Handbook #8
Airola, p. 291
Jensen, p. 155
Lu, p. 67
Thakkur, p. 82
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