Lychee vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between lychee and papaya
- Lychee has more vitamin C and copper; however, papaya is richer in vitamin A and folate.
- Papaya covers your daily vitamin A needs 19% more than lychee.
- Papaya has 3 times less copper than lychee. Lychee has 0.148mg of copper, while papaya has 0.045mg.
- Papaya contains less sugar.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Litchis, raw 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.
Contains more IronIron | +24% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +228.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +210% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -87.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +37.5% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +110% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +300% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +14.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +17.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +140.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +68.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +163.2% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +16.4% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +328.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +109.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +550% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +164.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 71.5mg | 60.9mg | 12% |
Copper | 0.148mg | 0.045mg | 11% |
Folate | 14µg | 37µg | 6% |
Fructose | 3.73g | 5% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | 0.038mg | 5% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 47µg | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.191mg | 4% | |
Magnesium | 10mg | 21mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.065mg | 0.027mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 31mg | 10mg | 3% |
Carbs | 16.53g | 10.82g | 2% |
Calcium | 5mg | 20mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.07mg | 0.3mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.603mg | 0.357mg | 2% |
Fiber | 1.3g | 1.7g | 2% |
Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 2.6µg | 2% |
Protein | 0.83g | 0.47g | 1% |
Calories | 66kcal | 43kcal | 1% |
Manganese | 0.055mg | 0.04mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.31mg | 0.25mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.011mg | 0.023mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.44g | 0.26g | 0% |
Net carbs | 15.23g | 9.12g | N/A |
Potassium | 171mg | 182mg | 0% |
Sugar | 15.23g | 7.82g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.07mg | 0.08mg | 0% |
Sodium | 1mg | 8mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.6µg | 0% |
Choline | 7.1mg | 6.1mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.099g | 0.081g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.12g | 0.072g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.132g | 0.058g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.007mg | 0.008mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.011mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.008mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.016mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.041mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.009mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.009mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.01mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.005mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +76.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +69.2% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +52.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +12.8% |
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Water
~88.06g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +66.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +127.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -18.2% |