Budget Vs Expensive Fruits Guide

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BUDGET FRUITS VS EXPENSIVE FRUITS Nutrition Reference  Educational Use Healthy eating doesn't have to be expensive. Page 1 Budget Fruits vs Expensive Fruits Same benefits, sometimes better, at a fraction of the price Imported and trendy fruits get a health halo, but price rarely tracks nutrition. Below are 6 everyday swaps where the budget-friendly fruit matches or beats its expensive counterpart on key micronutrients and macros. Where the pricier fruit genuinely wins on something, the guide says so. Guava vs Kiwi PER 100 G GUAVA (BUDGET) KIWI (PRICEY) EDGE Approx. price (Rs/kg) 60 - 100 400 - 700 Guava Vitamin C ~228 mg ~93 mg Guava Fibre ~5.4 g ~3.0 g Guava Protein ~2.6 g ~1.1 g Guava Calories ~68 kcal ~61 kcal Tie Takeaway: Guava has roughly 2.5x the vitamin C and nearly double the fibre of kiwi, at a fraction of the cost. Papaya vs Dragon Fruit PER 100 G PAPAYA (BUDGET) DRAGON FRUIT (PRICEY) EDGE Approx. price (Rs/kg) 40 - 70 250 - 450 Papaya Vitamin C ~62 mg under 10 mg Papaya Vitamin A ~47 mcg RAE negligible Papaya Fibre ~1.7 g ~3.0 g Dragon Fruit Calories ~43 kcal ~60 kcal Papaya Takeaway: Papaya wins clearly on vitamin C and A and is lower in calories. Dragon fruit has more fibre, but papaya's papain enzyme also supports digestion. BUDGET FRUITS VS EXPENSIVE FRUITS Nutrition Reference  Educational Use Healthy eating doesn't have to be expensive. Page 2 Amla vs Pomegranate PER 100 G AMLA (BUDGET) POMEGRANATE (PRICEY) EDGE Approx. price (Rs/kg) 80 - 150 150 - 300 Amla Vitamin C ~250 mg or more ~10 mg Amla Fibre ~4 - 5 g ~4.0 g Tie Antioxidants Very high (polyphenols) High (punicalagins) Tie Calories ~44 kcal ~83 kcal Amla Takeaway: Amla has many times the vitamin C of pomegranate, similar fibre and strong antioxidant content, for roughly half the price.…