Calories in guava

Common, raw. 68 kcal (285 kJ) per 100 g. Choose a portion below and every figure on the page updates.

Guava is a tropical fruit with 68 kcal (285 kJ) per 100 g, mostly from natural sugars, and a soft flesh full of small edible seeds. Its standout is vitamin C: 228 mg per 100 g, about 2.5 times the Daily Value and roughly four times as much as an orange. It is also high in fibre, at 5.4 g per 100 g.

Where the energy comes from

Share of total energy contributed by each macronutrient, using the standard 4/4/9 kcal per gram factors:

Things worth knowing

• One guava (55 g) has about 37 kcal (156 kJ) and roughly 126 mg of vitamin C, about 140% of the Daily Value. A cup (165 g) has about 112 kcal (469 kJ).
• A cup of guava provides about 8.9 g of fibre, roughly a third of the Daily Value. The skin and seeds are edible.
• Strawberry guava, a smaller red-skinned species, is a different fruit. It has similar energy (69 kcal per 100 g) but only about 37 mg of vitamin C.
• Guava is also a good source of potassium, with about 688 mg per cup, roughly 15% of the Daily Value, and provides about 49 µg of folate per 100 g.

Converting these figures

One 1 guava of guava is 37 kcal, which is 156 kJ. To convert any other figure, divide kilojoules by 4.184 for calories, or use the converter on the home page.

It takes 351 g of guava to reach 1,000 kJ (239 kcal). See how that compares with other foods on the 1000 kJ to calories page.