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DIET - Nutrition Chart
Ca:P Ratio at a Glance
Check the Ca:P ratio, calcium content and Vitamin C content of 10 calorie portions of various fruits, vegetables, and other foods at a glance. Several other minerals and Vitamin A are listed to give you an idea of how vitamin and mineral rich each food is. Fruits are color coded light orange; vegetables are color coded light green with crucifers (brassicas) a paler green. The most current data from the USDA food database is used.
Use fruits only as an occasional treat, not as a significant portion of your guinea pig's diet as they generally have a lopsided ratio of calcium to phosphorus. A few individual vegetables (like peppers) are exceptionally high in Vitamin C. We encourage you to add them to your guinea pig's diet, balancing the Ca:P ratio with other foods.
While both fruits and vegetables contribute vitamins and minerals, you may wish to take into consideration vitamin and mineral content in planning the diet you offer your guinea pig.
See also:
NOTES:
- All vegs and fruits raw except for raisins.
- CILANTRO = CORIANDER
- ROCKET = ARUGULA
- Find squashes like zucchini under "squash".
Category Headings
- Phosphorus = Phos
- Magnesium = Magn
- Potassium = Pot
Remember: Don't feed anything you wouldn't eat yourself (i.e. no spoiled food) and rinse food thoroughly.
GUINEA LYNX' Sortable Veg & Fruit Chart Pre-sorted to Ca:P 10 Calorie Quantities | Grams | Sugar gm | Calcium mg | Ca:P | Phos mg | Magn mg | Pot mg | Sodium mg | Vit_A RAE | Vit_C mg |
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COLLARDS | 33 | 0.15 | 48.33 | 14.5:1 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 56.33 | 6.67 | 111.00 | 11.77 |
BUTTERBUR,(FUKI) | 71 | UNKN | 73.57 | 8.6:1 | 8.57 | 10.00 | 467.86 | 5.00 | 2.14 | 22.50 |
MUSTARD SPINACH,(TENDERGREEN) | 45 | UNKN | 95.46 | 7.5:1 | 12.73 | 5.00 | 204.09 | 9.55 | 225.00 | 59.09 |
PAPAYAS | 26 | 1.51 | 6.15 | 4.8:1 | 1.28 | 2.60 | 65.90 | 0.77 | 14.10 | 15.85 |
TURNIP GREENS | 31 | 0.25 | 59.38 | 4.5:1 | 13.13 | 9.70 | 92.50 | 12.50 | 180.94 | 18.75 |
LAMBSQUARTERS | 23 | UNKN | 71.86 | 4.3:1 | 16.74 | 7.90 | 105.12 | 10.00 | 134.88 | 18.61 |
DILL WEED,FRSH | 23 | UNKN | 48.37 | 3.2:1 | 15.35 | 12.80 | 171.63 | 14.19 | 89.77 | 19.77 |
BASIL,FRESH | 43 | 0.13 | 76.96 | 3.2:1 | 24.35 | 27.80 | 128.26 | 1.74 | 114.78 | 7.83 |
ARUGULA | 40 | 0.82 | 64.00 | 3.1:1 | 20.80 | 18.80 | 147.60 | 10.80 | 47.60 | 6.00 |
ORANGES,ALL COMM VAR | 21 | 1.99 | 8.51 | 2.9:1 | 2.98 | 2.10 | 38.51 | UNKN | 2.34 | 11.32 |
BEET GREENS | 45 | 0.23 | 53.18 | 2.9:1 | 18.64 | 31.80 | 346.36 | 102.73 | 143.64 | 13.64 |
CABBAGE,CHINESE (PAK-CHOI) | 77 | 0.91 | 80.77 | 2.8:1 | 28.46 | 14.60 | 193.85 | 50.00 | 171.54 | 34.62 |
DANDELION GREENS | 22 | 0.16 | 41.56 | 2.8:1 | 14.67 | 8.00 | 88.22 | 16.89 | 112.89 | 7.78 |
CABBAGE,CHINESE (PE-TSAI) | 63 | 0.88 | 48.13 | 2.7:1 | 18.13 | 8.10 | 148.75 | 5.63 | 10.00 | 16.88 |
KALE | 20 | UNKN | 27.00 | 2.4:1 | 11.20 | 6.80 | 89.40 | 8.60 | 153.80 | 24.00 |
MUSTARD GREENS | 38 | 0.62 | 39.62 | 2.4:1 | 16.54 | 12.30 | 136.15 | 9.62 | 201.92 | 26.92 |
PARSLEY | 28 | 0.24 | 38.33 | 2.4:1 | 16.11 | 13.90 | 153.89 | 15.56 | 116.94 | 36.94 |
MELONS,CASABA | 36 | 2.03 | 3.93 | 2.2:1 | 1.79 | 3.90 | 65.00 | 3.21 | UNKN | 7.79 |
NEW ZEALAND SPINACH | 71 | UNKN | 41.43 | 2.1:1 | 20.00 | 27.90 | 92.86 | 92.86 | 157.14 | 21.43 |
WATERCRESS | 91 | 0.18 | 109.09 | 2.0:1 | 54.55 | 19.10 | 300.00 | 37.27 | 145.46 | 39.09 |
SPINACH | 43 | 0.18 | 43.04 | 2.0:1 | 21.30 | 34.40 | 242.61 | 34.35 | 203.91 | 12.22 |
SQUASH,WNTR,SPAGHETTI | 32 | UNKN | 7.42 | 1.9:1 | 3.87 | 3.90 | 34.84 | 5.48 | 0.97 | 0.68 |
ENDIVE | 59 | 0.15 | 30.59 | 1.9:1 | 16.47 | 8.80 | 184.71 | 12.94 | 63.53 | 3.82 |
TANGERINES,(MANDARIN ORANGES) | 19 | 1.76 | 6.98 | 1.8:1 | 3.77 | 2.30 | 31.32 | 0.38 | 6.42 | 5.04 |
CELERY | 63 | 1.14 | 25.00 | 1.7:1 | 15.00 | 6.90 | 162.50 | 50.00 | 13.75 | 1.94 |
PINEAPPLE,ALL VAR | 20 | 1.97 | 2.60 | 1.6:1 | 1.60 | 2.40 | 21.80 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 9.56 |
PURSLANE | 63 | UNKN | 40.63 | 1.5:1 | 27.50 | 42.50 | 308.75 | 28.13 | 41.25 | 13.13 |
ANISE SEED | 3 | UNKN | 19.17 | 1.5:1 | 13.06 | 5.10 | 42.76 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.62 |
CABBAGE | 40 | 1.28 | 16.00 | 1.5:1 | 10.40 | 4.80 | 68.00 | 7.20 | 2.00 | 14.64 |
CABBAGE,RED | 32 | 1.24 | 14.52 | 1.5:1 | 9.68 | 5.20 | 78.39 | 8.71 | 18.07 | 18.39 |
SQUASH,WNTR,BUTTERNUT | 22 | 0.49 | 10.67 | 1.5:1 | 7.33 | 7.60 | 78.22 | 0.89 | 118.22 | 4.67 |
BROCCOLI RAAB | 45 | 0.17 | 49.09 | 1.5:1 | 33.18 | 10.00 | 89.09 | 15.00 | 59.55 | 9.18 |
CORIANDER (CILANTRO) LEAVES | 43 | 0.38 | 29.13 | 1.4:1 | 20.87 | 11.30 | 226.52 | 20.00 | 146.52 | 11.74 |
RADISHES | 63 | 1.16 | 15.63 | 1.3:1 | 12.50 | 6.30 | 145.63 | 24.38 | UNKN | 9.25 |
BLACKBERRIES | 23 | 1.14 | 6.74 | 1.3:1 | 5.12 | 4.70 | 37.67 | 0.23 | 2.56 | 4.88 |
SQUASH,WNTR,ALL VAR | 29 | 0.65 | 8.24 | 1.2:1 | 6.77 | 4.10 | 102.94 | 1.18 | 20.00 | 3.62 |
LETTUCE,GRN LEAF | 67 | 0.52 | 24.00 | 1.2:1 | 19.33 | 8.70 | 129.33 | 18.67 | 246.67 | 12.00 |
LETTUCE,RED LEAF | 63 | 0.30 | 20.63 | 1.2:1 | 17.50 | 7.50 | 116.88 | 15.63 | 234.38 | 2.31 |
CHERRIES,SOUR,RED | 20 | 1.70 | 3.20 | 1.1:1 | 3.00 | 1.80 | 34.60 | 0.60 | 12.80 | 2.00 |
CRESS,GARDEN | 31 | 1.38 | 25.31 | 1.1:1 | 23.75 | 11.90 | 189.38 | 4.38 | 108.13 | 21.56 |
TURNIPS | 36 | 1.36 | 10.71 | 1.1:1 | 9.64 | 3.90 | 68.21 | 23.93 | UNKN | 7.50 |
CARROTS,BABY | 29 | 1.36 | 9.14 | 1.1:1 | 8.00 | 2.90 | 67.71 | 22.29 | 197.14 | 0.74 |
LETTUCE,BUTTERHEAD (INCL BOSTON&BIBB TYPES) | 77 | 0.72 | 26.92 | 1.1:1 | 25.39 | 10.00 | 183.08 | 3.85 | 127.69 | 2.85 |
LETTUCE,COS OR ROMAINE | 59 | 0.70 | 19.41 | 1.1:1 | 17.65 | 8.20 | 145.29 | 4.71 | 256.47 | 14.12 |
CHARD,SWISS | 53 | 0.58 | 26.84 | 1.1:1 | 24.21 | 42.60 | 199.47 | 112.11 | 161.05 | 15.79 |
KIWIFRUIT,GRN | 16 | 1.47 | 5.57 | 1.0:1 | 5.57 | 2.80 | 51.15 | 0.49 | 0.66 | 15.20 |
BEANS,SNAP,GREEN | 32 | 1.05 | 11.94 | 1.0:1 | 12.26 | 8.10 | 68.07 | 1.94 | 11.29 | 3.94 |
SQUASH,WINTER,ACORN | 25 | UNKN | 8.25 | 0.9:1 | 9.00 | 8.00 | 86.75 | 0.75 | 4.50 | 2.75 |
MANGOS | 15 | 2.28 | 1.54 | 0.9:1 | 1.69 | 1.40 | 24.00 | 0.31 | 5.85 | 4.26 |
LETTUCE,ICEBERG (INCL CRISPHEAD TYPES) | 71 | 1.41 | 12.86 | 0.9:1 | 14.29 | 5.00 | 100.71 | 7.14 | 17.86 | 2.00 |
CARROTS | 24 | 1.16 | 8.05 | 0.9:1 | 8.54 | 2.90 | 78.05 | 16.83 | 203.66 | 1.44 |
RASPBERRIES | 19 | 0.85 | 4.81 | 0.9:1 | 5.58 | 4.20 | 29.04 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 5.04 |
SALSIFY,(VEG OYSTER) | 12 | UNKN | 7.32 | 0.8:1 | 9.15 | 2.80 | 46.34 | 2.44 | UNKN | 0.98 |
PEARS | 17 | 1.69 | 1.55 | 0.8:1 | 1.90 | 1.20 | 20.52 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.72 |
RUTABAGAS | 28 | 1.56 | 13.06 | 0.8:1 | 16.11 | 6.40 | 93.61 | 5.56 | UNKN | 6.94 |
PEAS,EDIBLE-PODDED | 24 | 0.95 | 10.24 | 0.8:1 | 12.62 | 5.70 | 47.62 | 0.95 | 12.86 | 14.29 |
CABBAGE,SAVOY | 37 | 0.84 | 12.96 | 0.8:1 | 15.56 | 10.40 | 85.19 | 10.37 | 18.52 | 11.48 |
SQUASH,WINTER,HUBBARD | 25 | UNKN | 3.50 | 0.7:1 | 5.25 | 4.80 | 80.00 | 1.75 | 17.00 | 2.75 |
SQUASH,SMMR,CROOKNECK&STRAIGHTNECK | 53 | 1.86 | 11.05 | 0.7:1 | 16.84 | 10.50 | 116.84 | 1.05 | 4.21 | 10.16 |
STRAWBERRIES | 31 | 1.53 | 5.00 | 0.7:1 | 7.50 | 4.10 | 47.81 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 18.38 |
CUCUMBER,WITH PEEL | 67 | 1.11 | 10.67 | 0.7:1 | 16.00 | 8.70 | 98.00 | 1.33 | 3.33 | 1.87 |
BROCCOLI | 29 | 0.50 | 13.82 | 0.7:1 | 19.41 | 6.20 | 92.94 | 9.71 | 9.12 | 26.24 |
MELONS,CANTALOUPE | 29 | 2.31 | 2.65 | 0.6:1 | 4.41 | 3.50 | 78.53 | 4.71 | 49.71 | 10.79 |
WATERMELON | 33 | 2.07 | 2.33 | 0.6:1 | 3.67 | 3.30 | 37.33 | 0.33 | 9.33 | 2.70 |
CHERRIES,SWEET | 16 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 0.6:1 | 3.33 | 1.80 | 35.24 | UNKN | 0.48 | 1.11 |
CRANBERRIES | 22 | 0.88 | 1.74 | 0.6:1 | 2.83 | 1.30 | 18.48 | 0.44 | 0.65 | 2.89 |
BRUSSELS SPROUTS | 23 | 0.51 | 9.77 | 0.6:1 | 16.05 | 5.40 | 90.47 | 5.81 | 8.84 | 19.77 |
SWEET POTATO,UNPREP | 12 | 0.49 | 3.49 | 0.6:1 | 5.47 | 2.90 | 39.19 | 6.40 | 82.44 | 0.28 |
RADISH SEEDS,SPROUTED | 23 | UNKN | 11.86 | 0.5:1 | 26.28 | 10.20 | 20.00 | 1.40 | 4.65 | 6.72 |
SQUASH,SUMMER,SCALLOP | 56 | UNKN | 10.56 | 0.5:1 | 20.00 | 12.80 | 101.11 | 0.56 | 3.33 | 10.00 |
PEPPERS,SWEET,YELLOW | 37 | UNKN | 4.07 | 0.5:1 | 8.89 | 4.40 | 78.52 | 0.74 | 3.70 | 67.96 |
MELONS,HONEYDEW | 28 | 2.26 | 1.67 | 0.5:1 | 3.06 | 2.80 | 63.33 | 5.00 | 0.83 | 5.00 |
GRAPES,RED OR GRN (EURO TYPE,SUCH AS THOMPSON SEEDLESS) | 14 | 2.24 | 1.45 | 0.5:1 | 2.90 | 1.00 | 27.68 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 1.57 |
APPLES,WITH SKIN | 19 | 2.00 | 1.15 | 0.5:1 | 2.12 | 1.00 | 20.58 | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.89 |
RAISINS,SEEDLESS | 3 | 1.98 | 1.67 | 0.5:1 | 3.38 | 1.10 | 25.05 | 0.37 | UNKN | 0.08 |
RAISINS,GOLDEN SEEDLESS | 3 | 1.96 | 1.76 | 0.5:1 | 3.81 | 1.20 | 24.70 | 0.40 | UNKN | 0.11 |
BLUEBERRIES | 18 | 1.75 | 1.05 | 0.5:1 | 2.11 | 1.10 | 13.51 | 0.18 | 0.53 | 1.70 |
PEPPERS,SWT,GRN | 50 | 1.20 | 5.00 | 0.5:1 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 87.50 | 1.50 | 9.00 | 40.20 |
KOHLRABI | 37 | 0.96 | 8.89 | 0.5:1 | 17.04 | 7.00 | 129.63 | 7.41 | 0.74 | 22.96 |
ASPARAGUS | 50 | 0.94 | 12.00 | 0.5:1 | 26.00 | 7.00 | 101.00 | 1.00 | 19.00 | 2.80 |
CAULIFLOWER | 40 | 0.76 | 8.80 | 0.5:1 | 17.60 | 6.00 | 119.60 | 12.00 | UNKN | 19.28 |
PARSNIPS | 13 | 0.64 | 4.80 | 0.5:1 | 9.47 | 3.90 | 50.00 | 1.33 | UNKN | 2.27 |
PUMPKIN | 38 | 0.52 | 8.08 | 0.5:1 | 16.92 | 4.60 | 130.77 | 0.39 | 141.92 | 3.46 |
RADICCHIO | 43 | 0.26 | 8.26 | 0.5:1 | 17.39 | 5.70 | 131.30 | 9.57 | 0.44 | 3.48 |
ALFALFA SEEDS,SPROUTED | 43 | 0.08 | 13.91 | 0.5:1 | 30.44 | 11.70 | 34.35 | 2.61 | 3.48 | 3.57 |
SWEET POTATO LEAVES | 29 | UNKN | 10.57 | 0.4:1 | 26.86 | 17.40 | 148.00 | 2.57 | 14.57 | 3.14 |
PLUMS | 22 | 2.16 | 1.30 | 0.4:1 | 3.48 | 1.50 | 34.13 | UNKN | 3.70 | 2.07 |
PEARS,ASIAN | 24 | 1.68 | 0.95 | 0.4:1 | 2.62 | 1.90 | 28.81 | UNKN | UNKN | 0.91 |
BEETS | 23 | 1.57 | 3.72 | 0.4:1 | 9.30 | 5.40 | 75.58 | 18.14 | 0.47 | 1.14 |
SQUASH,SMMR,ZUCCHINI,INCL SKN | 59 | 1.47 | 9.41 | 0.4:1 | 22.35 | 10.60 | 153.53 | 4.71 | 5.88 | 10.53 |
TOMATOES,RED,RIPE,YEAR RND AVERAGE | 56 | 1.46 | 5.56 | 0.4:1 | 13.33 | 6.10 | 131.67 | 2.78 | 23.33 | 7.06 |
SQUASH,SMMR,ALL VAR | 63 | 1.38 | 9.38 | 0.4:1 | 23.75 | 10.60 | 163.75 | 1.25 | 6.25 | 10.63 |
BEANS,FAVA,IN POD | 11 | UNKN | 4.21 | 0.3:1 | 14.66 | 3.80 | 37.73 | 2.84 | 1.93 | 0.42 |
PEACHES | 26 | 2.15 | 1.54 | 0.3:1 | 5.13 | 2.30 | 48.72 | UNKN | 4.10 | 1.69 |
PEPPERS,SWT,RED | 32 | 1.36 | 2.26 | 0.3:1 | 8.39 | 3.90 | 68.07 | 1.29 | 50.65 | 41.19 |
YAM | 8 | 0.04 | 1.44 | 0.3:1 | 4.66 | 1.80 | 69.15 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 1.45 |
SQUASH,ZUCCHINI,BABY | 48 | UNKN | 10.00 | 0.2:1 | 44.29 | 15.70 | 218.57 | 1.43 | 11.91 | 16.24 |
PEAS,MATURE SEEDS,SPROUTED | 8 | UNKN | 2.90 | 0.2:1 | 13.31 | 4.50 | 30.73 | 1.61 | UNKN | 0.84 |
NECTARINES | 23 | 1.79 | 1.36 | 0.2:1 | 5.91 | 2.10 | 45.68 | UNKN | 3.86 | 1.23 |
BANANAS | 11 | 1.37 | 0.56 | 0.2:1 | 2.47 | 3.00 | 40.23 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 0.98 |
PEAS,GREEN | 12 | 0.70 | 3.09 | 0.2:1 | 13.33 | 4.10 | 30.12 | 0.62 | 4.69 | 4.94 |
LENTILS,SPROUTED | 9 | UNKN | 2.36 | 0.1:1 | 16.32 | 3.50 | 30.38 | 1.04 | 0.19 | 1.56 |
OATS | 3 | UNKN | 1.39 | 0.1:1 | 13.45 | 4.60 | 11.03 | 0.05 | UNKN | UNKN |
WHEAT GERM,CRUDE | 3 | UNKN | 1.08 | 0.0:1 | 23.39 | 6.60 | 24.78 | 0.33 | UNKN | UNKN |
CORN,SWT,YEL | 12 | 0.73 | 0.23 | 0.0:1 | 10.35 | 4.30 | 31.40 | 1.74 | 1.05 | 0.79 |
CEREALS RTE,WHEAT GERM,TSTD,PLN | 3 | 0.20 | 1.18 | 0.0:1 | 30.00 | 8.40 | 24.79 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.16 |
10 Calorie Quantities of Vegetables & Fruits | Grams | Sugar gm | Calcium mg | Ca:P | Phos mg | Magn mg | Pot mg | Sodium mg | Vit_A RAE | Vit_C mg |
50 gm Pelleted Feed per NAS* | 50 | NA | 400 | 2.0:1 | 200 | 50 | 250 | 25 | 330 | 10 |
- BEANS,SNAP,YELLOW
- BROCCOLI,FLOWER CLUSTERS
- BROCCOLI,LEAVES
- BROCCOLI,STALKS
- CABBAGE,COMMON (DANISH,DOMESTIC,&POINTED TYPES),STORED
- CABBAGE,COMMON,FRESHLY HARVEST
- CORN,SWEET,WHITE
- YARDLONG BEAN
- ORANGE, YELLOW, AND GREEN TOMATOES