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Arugula vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between arugula and papaya

  • Arugula is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, calcium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium, yet papaya is higher in vitamin C.
  • Arugula covers your daily vitamin K needs 88% more than papaya.
  • Arugula contains 8 times more manganese than papaya. While arugula contains 0.321mg of manganese, papaya contains only 0.04mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Arugula, raw and Papayas, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
Papaya
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 6% 16% 9.4% 15% 2.2% 4.3% 1% 5.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +123.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.7%
Contains more IronIron +484%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +487.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +420%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +702.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 203% 16% 6% 0% 5.8% 6.2% 6.7% 11% 8.8% 0% 6.5% 28% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +153.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4076.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +162.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +150.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +306%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 2.6µg 88%
Vitamin C 15mg 60.9mg 51%
Iron 1.46mg 0.25mg 15%
Folate 97µg 37µg 15%
Calcium 160mg 20mg 14%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.04mg 12%
Vitamin A 119µg 47µg 8%
Magnesium 47mg 21mg 6%
Potassium 369mg 182mg 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 10mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.191mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.027mg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Protein 2.58g 0.47g 4%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.038mg 3%
Copper 0.076mg 0.045mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 6.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.058g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.023mg 2%
Carbs 3.65g 10.82g 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.3mg 1%
Fats 0.66g 0.26g 1%
Calories 25kcal 43kcal 1%
Sodium 27mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 2.05g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 7.82g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.7g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.357mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
Papaya
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +448.9%
Contains more FatsFats +153.8%
Contains more OtherOther +259%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +196.4%
~equal in Water ~88.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
Papaya
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38% 34% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.081 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.058 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +450%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.081g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/nutrients
  2. Papaya - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169926/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.