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Fruit salad vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fruit salad and papaya different?

  • Papaya has more vitamin C, folate, and vitamin A than fruit salad.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for papaya is 64% higher.
  • Papaya has a lower glycemic index (38) than fruit salad (54).

Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids and Papayas, raw are the varieties used 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 5.7% 3.3% 10% 9.4% 17% 3.8% 6% 0.65% 20% 0%
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 ZincZinc +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +277.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.9%
~equal in Iron ~0.25mg
~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.
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 11% 10% 0% 0% 2.8% 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 6.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 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 CVitamin C +1745.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +260.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.357mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruit salad Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.3mg 60.9mg 64%
Folate 3µg 37µg 9%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Manganese 0.151mg 0.04mg 5%
Magnesium 8mg 21mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.053mg 0.191mg 3%
Fiber 1g 1.7g 3%
Vitamin A 30µg 47µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Potassium 116mg 182mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.027mg 0.038mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.014mg 0.027mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.023mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.08mg 1%
Copper 0.05mg 0.045mg 1%
Phosphorus 14mg 10mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 20mg 1%
Carbs 13.05g 10.82g 1%
Calories 50kcal 43kcal 0%
Protein 0.51g 0.47g 0%
Fats 0.03g 0.26g 0%
Net carbs 12.05g 9.12g N/A
Iron 0.25mg 0.25mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g N/A
Sodium 5mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.356mg 0.357mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.004g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.072g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.03 g
Carbs: 13.05 g
Water: 86.15 g
Other: 0.26 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 +20.6%
Contains more FatsFats +766.7%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Protein ~0.47g
~equal in Water ~88.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1340%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +427.3%

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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. Fruit salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174670/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.