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Papaya vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between papaya and apricots?

  • Papaya is higher in vitamin C and folate, yet apricots are higher in vitamin A.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 57% more.
  • Papaya has 4 times more folate than apricots. While papaya has 37µg of folate, apricots have only 9µg.

We used Papayas, raw and Apricots, raw types 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +53.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.3%
Contains more IronIron +56%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +92.5%

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.
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%
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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +509%
Contains more FolateFolate +311.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +104.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +196.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Apricot DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 10mg 57%
Folate 37µg 9µg 7%
Vitamin A 47µg 96µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.89mg 4%
Copper 0.045mg 0.078mg 4%
Fructose 3.73g 0.94g 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Potassium 182mg 259mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.077mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.6mg 2%
Phosphorus 10mg 23mg 2%
Protein 0.47g 1.4g 2%
Iron 0.25mg 0.39mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.054mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.24mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 3.3µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.04mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 2.8mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.03mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 20mg 13mg 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.2mg 1%
Fiber 1.7g 2g 1%
Calories 43kcal 48kcal 0%
Fats 0.26g 0.39g 0%
Carbs 10.82g 11.12g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 7.82g 9.24g N/A
Sodium 8mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.17g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.077g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +197.9%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more OtherOther +89.7%
~equal in Carbs ~11.12g
~equal in Water ~86.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +136.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +72.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +296.8%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Papaya - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169926/nutrients
  2. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.