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Papaya vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between papaya and beans

  • Papaya is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A, yet beans are higher in copper, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Papaya covers your daily vitamin C needs 64% more than beans.
  • Papaya contains 9 times more vitamin A than beans. While papaya contains 950IU of vitamin A, beans contain only 106IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Papayas, raw and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added.

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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%
Beans
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.6%
Contains more IronIron +16%
Contains more CopperCopper +357.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +940%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%

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%
Beans
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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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1864.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +840%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +225%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +552.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +242.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +404.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Beans DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 3.1mg 64%
Copper 0.045mg 0.206mg 18%
Fiber 1.7g 5.5g 15%
Phosphorus 10mg 104mg 13%
Zinc 0.08mg 1.4mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.15mg 11%
Protein 0.47g 4.8g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.13mg 7%
Selenium 0.6µg 4.5µg 7%
Vitamin A 47µg 5µg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Choline 6.1mg 30.8mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 4%
Calories 43kcal 105kcal 3%
Carbs 10.82g 20.49g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.06mg 3%
Folate 37µg 24µg 3%
Potassium 182mg 296mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 32mg 3%
Calcium 20mg 50mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0.8µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.172g 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 14.99g N/A
Iron 0.25mg 0.29mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 7.78g N/A
Sodium 8mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.43mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.035g 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
Beans
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5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +21.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +921.3%
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.4%
Contains more OtherOther +338.5%

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
Beans
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33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +105.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +196.6%

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.