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Grapefruit vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grapefruit and papaya different?

  • Papaya is higher than grapefruit in vitamin C and folate.
  • Papaya covers your daily need for vitamin C, 33% more than grapefruit.
  • Papaya has a higher glycemic index (38) than grapefruit (25).

Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas and Papayas, raw types were 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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Papaya
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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.8%
Contains more IronIron +212.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Calcium ~20mg

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%
Papaya
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 Vitamin AVitamin A +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +184.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.2mg 60.9mg 33%
Folate 13µg 37µg 6%
Magnesium 9mg 21mg 3%
Fructose 1.77g 3.73g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.6µg 2%
Iron 0.08mg 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.038mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.04mg 1%
Potassium 135mg 182mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.191mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.357mg 1%
Copper 0.032mg 0.045mg 1%
Protein 0.77g 0.47g 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 10mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin A 58µg 47µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.3mg 1%
Calories 42kcal 43kcal 0%
Fats 0.14g 0.26g 0%
Carbs 10.66g 10.82g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 9.12g N/A
Calcium 22mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 6.89g 7.82g N/A
Fiber 1.6g 1.7g 0%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.08mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.027mg 0%
Choline 7.7mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.072g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.005mg 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
Papaya
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 ProteinProtein +63.8%
Contains more FatsFats +85.7%
~equal in Carbs ~10.82g
~equal in Water ~88.06g
~equal in Other ~0.39g

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
Papaya
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 -74.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +260%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
51% 23% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 3.51 g
Glucose: 1.61 g
Fructose: 1.77 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Papaya
Papaya
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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 SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +154%
Contains more FructoseFructose +110.7%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.