Guava vs. Mango — What's the Difference?

Guava () is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. Psidium guajava (common guava, lemon guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.

A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica which is believed to have originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. M. indica has been cultivated in South and Southeast Asia since ancient times resulting in two distinct types of modern mango cultivars: the "Indian type" and the "Southeast Asian type".

An edible, pale orange tropical fruit with pink juicy flesh and a strong sweet aroma.

A tropical evergreen tree (Mangifera indica) native to Asia, widely cultivated for its edible fruit.

The small tropical American tree which bears guavas.

The oval fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind, sweet juicy flesh, and a flat one-seeded stone, and eaten ripe or pickled when green.

Any of various tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Psidium, especially P. guajava, widely cultivated for its edible fruit, having greenish skin and sweet white or pink flesh.

Chiefly North Midland US A bell pepper, especially a green one.

The fruit of this plant.

A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.

A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.

The fruit of the mango tree.

Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat is yellowish or pale green to pink in color.

A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.

A medium reddish-pink colour, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink).

A green bell pepper suitable for pickling.

A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus Psidium. Two varieties are well known, the P. pyriferum, or white guava, and P. pomiferum, or red guava. The fruit or berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly.

A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.

Small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit

Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.

Small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit

A yellow-orange color, like that of mango flesh.

Tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies

(uncommon) To stuff and pickle (a fruit).

The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.

A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.

Large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit

Large oval smooth-skinned tropical fruit with juicy aromatic pulp and a large hairy seed