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Chestnut vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chestnut and papaya?

  • Chestnut is higher in copper, manganese, iron, potassium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and magnesium, yet papaya is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Chestnut's daily need coverage for copper is 47% more.
  • Chestnut has 21 times more manganese than papaya. While chestnut has 0.854mg of manganese, papaya has only 0.04mg.
  • The glycemic index of papaya is lower.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Papayas, raw types in this article.

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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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
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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 +157.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +292.9%
Contains more IronIron +592%
Contains more CopperCopper +948.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +212.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +890%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2035%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.4%

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +543.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +285.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +513.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +128.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~37µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Papaya DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.045mg 47%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 60.9mg 38%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.04mg 35%
Iron 1.73mg 0.25mg 19%
Potassium 715mg 182mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.038mg 15%
Phosphorus 99mg 10mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.023mg 10%
Magnesium 54mg 21mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.027mg 6%
Carbs 27.76g 10.82g 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 47µg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Calories 131kcal 43kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.191mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.058g 3%
Calcium 46mg 20mg 3%
Protein 2g 0.47g 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Fats 1.38g 0.26g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.357mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.081g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.072g 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 8mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 7.82g N/A
Folate 38µg 37µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
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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 +325.5%
Contains more FatsFats +430.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.6%
Contains more OtherOther +82.1%
Contains more WaterWater +29.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
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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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +561.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +839.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.8%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/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.