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Lentil vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lentil and papaya?

  • Lentil is richer in iron, folate, fiber, phosphorus, copper, manganese, vitamin B1, and zinc, yet papaya is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 66% higher.
  • Lentil has 18 times more phosphorus than papaya. Lentil has 180mg of phosphorus, while papaya has 10mg.

We used Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Papayas, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Lentil
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Papaya
0
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 +71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.7%
Contains more IronIron +1232%
Contains more CopperCopper +457.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1487.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1135%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%
~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.
Lentil
7
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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Papaya
4
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 +634.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +196.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +234%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +368.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +389.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +436.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3960%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +52.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1.5mg 60.9mg 66%
Iron 3.33mg 0.25mg 39%
Folate 181µg 37µg 36%
Fiber 7.9g 1.7g 25%
Phosphorus 180mg 10mg 24%
Copper 0.251mg 0.045mg 23%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.04mg 20%
Protein 9.02g 0.47g 17%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.023mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.038mg 11%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.08mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.191mg 9%
Potassium 369mg 182mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 47µg 5%
Choline 32.7mg 6.1mg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Calories 116kcal 43kcal 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.6µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.027mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.357mg 4%
Magnesium 36mg 21mg 4%
Carbs 20.13g 10.82g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.058g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.3mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.26g 0%
Net carbs 12.23g 9.12g N/A
Calcium 19mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 1.8g 7.82g N/A
Sodium 2mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
4
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Papaya
1
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 +1819.1%
Contains more FatsFats +46.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86%
Contains more OtherOther +112.8%
Contains more WaterWater +26.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
2
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Papaya
1
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 -34.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +201.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12.5%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.