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Loquat vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between loquat and papaya

  • Loquat has more vitamin A; however, papaya is richer in vitamin C and folate.
  • Papaya covers your daily vitamin C needs 67% more than loquat.
  • Papaya has 2 times less vitamin A than loquat. Loquat has 1528IU of vitamin A, while papaya has 950IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Loquats, 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.
Loquat
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 23% 11% 13% 1.4% 12% 0.13% 19% 3.3%
Papaya
4
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 PotassiumPotassium +46.2%
Contains more IronIron +12%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +270%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
~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.
Loquat
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 3.3% 25% 0% 0% 4.8% 5.5% 3.4% 0% 23% 0% 0% 11% 0%
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 +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5990%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +164.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Loquat Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1mg 60.9mg 67%
Folate 14µg 37µg 6%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.038mg 5%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.04mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 4%
Vitamin A 76µg 47µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 21mg 2%
Potassium 266mg 182mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 10mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.18mg 0.357mg 1%
Copper 0.04mg 0.045mg 1%
Calories 47kcal 43kcal 0%
Protein 0.43g 0.47g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.26g 0%
Carbs 12.14g 10.82g 0%
Net carbs 10.44g 9.12g N/A
Calcium 16mg 20mg 0%
Iron 0.28mg 0.25mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g N/A
Fiber 1.7g 1.7g 0%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.08mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.023mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.027mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.072g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.015mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.026mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.007mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Loquat
2
12% 87%
Protein: 0.43 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 12.14 g
Water: 86.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Papaya
3
11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.2%
Contains more OtherOther +28.2%
Contains more FatsFats +30%
~equal in Protein ~0.47g
~equal in Water ~88.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Loquat
2
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 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 -50.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +800%

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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. Loquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169908/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.