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Carrot vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carrots and papaya

  • Carrots have more vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B6; however, papaya is richer in vitamin C.
  • Carrots cover your daily vitamin A needs 315% more than papaya.
  • Papaya has 5 times less vitamin K than carrots. Carrots have 13.2µg of vitamin K, while papaya has 2.6µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Carrots, 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.
Carrot
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Papaya
3
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 CalciumCalcium +65%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75.8%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +257.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Copper ~0.045mg

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.
Carrot
9
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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Papaya
2
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 +1676.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +120%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +407.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +932.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin A 835µg 47µg 88%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 60.9mg 61%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 2.6µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.038mg 8%
Folate 19µg 37µg 5%
Fructose 0.55g 3.73g 4%
Fiber 2.8g 1.7g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.357mg 4%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.04mg 4%
Phosphorus 35mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.023mg 4%
Potassium 320mg 182mg 4%
Sodium 69mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.027mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.191mg 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.08mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 0g 1%
Iron 0.3mg 0.25mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 20mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Protein 0.93g 0.47g 1%
Calories 41kcal 43kcal 0%
Fats 0.24g 0.26g 0%
Net carbs 6.78g 9.12g N/A
Carbs 9.58g 10.82g 0%
Sugar 4.74g 7.82g N/A
Copper 0.045mg 0.045mg 0%
Choline 8.8mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.072g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
3
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Papaya
2
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 +97.9%
Contains more OtherOther +146.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.26g
~equal in Water ~88.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Papaya
1
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 -54.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +101.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +414.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
2
23% 58% 10% 9%
Starch: 1.43 g
Sucrose: 3.59 g
Glucose: 0.59 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Papaya
2
52% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 4.09 g
Fructose: 3.73 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +593.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +578.2%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.