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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.
Lychee
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Papaya
3
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 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%
~equal in Potassium ~182mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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.
Lychee
5
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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Papaya
6
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 +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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lychee Papaya 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
Lychee
4
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 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 +76.6%
Contains more FatsFats +69.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.8%
Contains more OtherOther +12.8%
~equal in Water ~88.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lychee
2
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +127.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.2%

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.