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Grapefruit vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between grapefruit and chayote

  • Grapefruit has more vitamin C and vitamin A, while chayote has more folate, copper, manganese, and zinc.
  • Grapefruit's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 26% higher.
  • The amount of sugar in chayote is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Chayote, fruit, 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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +325%
Contains more CopperCopper +284.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +957.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +759.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Potassium ~125mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~18mg

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +305.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +615.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.029mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.249mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Chayote DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.2mg 7.7mg 26%
Folate 13µg 93µg 20%
Copper 0.032mg 0.123mg 10%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.189mg 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.74mg 6%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.1µg 3%
Iron 0.08mg 0.34mg 3%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.076mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.47mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.025mg 2%
Carbs 10.66g 4.51g 2%
Calories 42kcal 19kcal 1%
Calcium 22mg 17mg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 12mg 1%
Protein 0.77g 0.82g 0%
Fats 0.14g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 2.81g N/A
Potassium 135mg 125mg 0%
Sugar 6.89g 1.66g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.7g 0%
Phosphorus 18mg 18mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.12mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.029mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.249mg 0%
Choline 7.7mg 9.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.4%
Contains more OtherOther +23.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.82g
~equal in Fats ~0.13g
~equal in Water ~94.24g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 g
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58.3%

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/nutrients
  2. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.