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Papaya vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are papaya and green beans different?

  • Papaya is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A; however, green beans are richer in vitamin K, manganese, fiber, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for papaya is 57% higher.
  • Papaya contains 2 times more sugar than green beans. While papaya contains 7.82g of sugar, green beans contain only 3.63g.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index (20) than papaya (38).

Papayas, raw and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties used 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.
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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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains more IronIron +160%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +212.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +190%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +612.5%

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +527.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +158.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +221.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +259.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1742.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +177%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 9.7mg 57%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 47.9µg 38%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.285mg 11%
Fiber 1.7g 3.2g 6%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Iron 0.25mg 0.65mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.097mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.074mg 4%
Phosphorus 10mg 29mg 3%
Protein 0.47g 1.89g 3%
Choline 6.1mg 16.9mg 2%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.25mg 2%
Calcium 20mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin A 47µg 32µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.614mg 2%
Potassium 182mg 146mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.145g 1%
Folate 37µg 33µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.056mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Copper 0.045mg 0.057mg 1%
Carbs 10.82g 7.88g 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.46mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 18mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 35kcal 0%
Fats 0.26g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 7.82g 3.63g N/A
Sodium 8mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.035mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +302.1%
Contains more OtherOther +87.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.28g
~equal in Water ~89.22g

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
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +554.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +150%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.