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Papaya vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between papaya and carrots

  • Papaya has more vitamin C; however, carrots are richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B6.
  • Carrots cover your daily vitamin A needs 315% more than papaya.
  • Carrots have 10 times less vitamin C than papaya. Papaya has 60.9mg of vitamin C, while carrots have 5.9mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Papayas, raw and Carrots, 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
3
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%
Carrot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75.8%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +257.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.045mg

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
2
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%
Carrot
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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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +932.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1676.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +120%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +175.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +407.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 47µg 835µg 88%
Vitamin C 60.9mg 5.9mg 61%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 13.2µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.138mg 8%
Folate 37µg 19µg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 0.55g 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.8g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.983mg 4%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.143mg 4%
Phosphorus 10mg 35mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.066mg 4%
Potassium 182mg 320mg 4%
Sodium 8mg 69mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.66mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.058mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.273mg 2%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.24mg 1%
Starch 0g 1.43g 1%
Iron 0.25mg 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 33mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Protein 0.47g 0.93g 1%
Calories 43kcal 41kcal 0%
Fats 0.26g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 6.78g N/A
Carbs 10.82g 9.58g 0%
Sugar 7.82g 4.74g N/A
Copper 0.045mg 0.045mg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 8.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.117g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.04mg 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
Carrot
3
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.9%
Contains more OtherOther +146.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.24g
~equal in Water ~88.29g

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
Carrot
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22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +414.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +101.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
2
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
Carrot
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23% 58% 10% 9%
Starch: 1.43 g
Sucrose: 3.59 g
Glucose: 0.59 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +593.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +578.2%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.