Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Fruits
  4. Asian pear
  5. Compare
  6. Asian pear vs. Papaya

Asian pear vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between Asian pears and papaya?

  • Asian pears are richer in fiber, yet papaya is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 63% higher.
  • Asian pears have 2 times more fiber than papaya. Asian pears have 3.6g of fiber, while papaya has 1.7g.
  • Asian pears have a lower glycemic index than papaya.

We used Pears, asian, raw and Papayas, raw types in this comparison.

Infographic

Asian pear vs Papaya infographic
Infographic link

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 5.7% 1.2% 11% 0% 17% 0.55% 4.7% 0% 7.8% 0.55%
Papaya
Papaya
6
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.4%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Copper ~0.045mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~10mg

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 13% 0% 2.4% 0% 2.3% 2.3% 4.1% 4.2% 5.1% 0% 11% 6% 2.8%
Papaya
Papaya
10
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 KVitamin K +73.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1502.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +172.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +362.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asian pear Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.8mg 60.9mg 63%
Fiber 3.6g 1.7g 8%
Folate 8µg 37µg 7%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 47µg 5%
Magnesium 8mg 21mg 3%
Iron 0mg 0.25mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 2.6µg 2%
Calcium 4mg 20mg 2%
Potassium 121mg 182mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.07mg 0.191mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.022mg 0.038mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.219mg 0.357mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.027mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.3mg 1%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.08mg 1%
Copper 0.05mg 0.045mg 1%
Calories 42kcal 43kcal 0%
Protein 0.5g 0.47g 0%
Fats 0.23g 0.26g 0%
Carbs 10.65g 10.82g 0%
Net carbs 7.05g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 7.05g 7.82g N/A
Phosphorus 11mg 10mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 8mg 0%
Choline 5.1mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.012g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.072g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.5 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 10.65 g
Water: 88.25 g
Other: 0.37 g
Papaya
Papaya
3
11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +13%
~equal in Protein ~0.47g
~equal in Carbs ~10.82g
~equal in Water ~88.06g
~equal in Other ~0.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Papaya
Papaya
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.058g

People also compare

Asian pear
Asian pear vs Pear
Pear
Asian pear
Asian pear vs Quince
Quince
Asian pear
Asian pear vs Prickly pear
Prickly pear
Papaya
Papaya vs Mango
Mango
Papaya
Papaya vs Pineapple
Pineapple
Papaya
Papaya vs Avocado
Avocado

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. Asian pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168177/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.