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Papaya vs. Arugula — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between papaya and arugula

  • Papaya is higher in vitamin C, yet arugula is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, calcium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Arugula covers your daily vitamin K needs 88% more than papaya.
  • Papaya contains 4 times more vitamin C than arugula. While papaya contains 60.9mg of vitamin C, arugula contains only 15mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Papayas, raw and Arugula, 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.
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 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +123.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.7%
Contains more IronIron +484%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +487.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +420%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +702.5%

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
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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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +306%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +153.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4076.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +162.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +150.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Arugula DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.6µg 108.6µg 88%
Vitamin C 60.9mg 15mg 51%
Iron 0.25mg 1.46mg 15%
Folate 37µg 97µg 15%
Calcium 20mg 160mg 14%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.321mg 12%
Vitamin A 47µg 119µg 8%
Magnesium 21mg 47mg 6%
Potassium 182mg 369mg 6%
Phosphorus 10mg 52mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.437mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.086mg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Protein 0.47g 2.58g 4%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.47mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.073mg 3%
Copper 0.045mg 0.076mg 3%
Choline 6.1mg 15.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.319g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.044mg 2%
Carbs 10.82g 3.65g 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.43mg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.66g 1%
Calories 43kcal 25kcal 1%
Sodium 8mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 9.12g 2.05g N/A
Sugar 7.82g 2.05g N/A
Fiber 1.7g 1.6g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.305mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.086g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.049g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +196.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +448.9%
Contains more FatsFats +153.8%
Contains more OtherOther +259%
~equal in Water ~91.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +450%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.086g

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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. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.