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Corn syrup vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between corn syrup and papaya

  • Papaya is higher than corn syrup in vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, and fiber.
  • Papaya covers your daily vitamin C needs 68% more than corn syrup.
  • Corn syrup contains 19 times more sodium than papaya. While corn syrup contains 155mg of sodium, papaya contains only 8mg.
  • The glycemic index of papaya is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Syrups, corn, dark 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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
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 IronIron +48%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +383.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +313.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%
~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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Papaya
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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 CholineCholine +118%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1685%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +730.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +322.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 60.9mg 68%
Carbs 77.59g 10.82g 22%
Calories 286kcal 43kcal 12%
Folate 0µg 37µg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Sodium 155mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 47µg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Selenium 2.9µg 0.6µg 4%
Potassium 44mg 182mg 4%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 0.191mg 3%
Magnesium 8mg 21mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.6µg 2%
Iron 0.37mg 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 0.357mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.038mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.3mg 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.045mg 1%
Choline 13.3mg 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.027mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.47g 1%
Fats 0g 0.26g 0%
Net carbs 77.59g 9.12g N/A
Calcium 18mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 77.59g 7.82g N/A
Zinc 0.04mg 0.08mg 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 10mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.072g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.058g 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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 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 CarbsCarbs +617.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +300.1%
~equal in Other ~0.39g

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/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.