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Papaya vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between papaya and cabbage

  • Papaya is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A, yet cabbage is higher in vitamin K, vitamin B6, and manganese.
  • Cabbage covers your daily vitamin K needs 61% more than papaya.
  • Papaya contains 10 times more vitamin A than cabbage. While papaya contains 950IU of vitamin A, cabbage contains only 98IU.
  • The amount of sugar in cabbage is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Papayas, raw and Cabbage, 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 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +136.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +88%
Contains more ZincZinc +125%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
~equal in Potassium ~170mg

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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +840%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +165.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +226.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2823.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +75.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.6µg 76µg 61%
Vitamin C 60.9mg 36.6mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.124mg 7%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.16mg 5%
Vitamin A 47µg 5µg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 1.45g 3%
Fiber 1.7g 2.5g 3%
Copper 0.045mg 0.019mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.061mg 3%
Iron 0.25mg 0.47mg 3%
Protein 0.47g 1.28g 2%
Calcium 20mg 40mg 2%
Folate 37µg 43µg 2%
Phosphorus 10mg 26mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Carbs 10.82g 5.8g 2%
Choline 6.1mg 10.7mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.234mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.04mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 25kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 3.3g N/A
Potassium 182mg 170mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 3.2g N/A
Sodium 8mg 18mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.212mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.022mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.3%
Contains more OtherOther +64.1%
~equal in Water ~92.18g

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
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +323.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +241.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 52% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 1.67 g
Fructose: 1.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +144.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +157.2%
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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/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.