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Papaya vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between papaya and chayote

  • Papaya is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A, yet chayote is higher in folate, copper, manganese, and zinc.
  • Papaya covers your daily vitamin C needs 59% more than chayote.
  • The amount of sugar in chayote is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Papayas, raw and Chayote, fruit, 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
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% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more IronIron +36%
Contains more CopperCopper +173.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +825%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +372.5%

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
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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +57.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +151.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.025mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.029mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Chayote DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 7.7mg 59%
Folate 37µg 93µg 14%
Copper 0.045mg 0.123mg 9%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.189mg 6%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.74mg 6%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Vitamin A 47µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.076mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Carbs 10.82g 4.51g 2%
Potassium 182mg 125mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 4.1µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.249mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.47mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 9.2mg 1%
Protein 0.47g 0.82g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Calories 43kcal 19kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.12mg 1%
Phosphorus 10mg 18mg 1%
Iron 0.25mg 0.34mg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 2.81g N/A
Calcium 20mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 1.66g N/A
Fiber 1.7g 1.7g 0%
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.029mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +139.9%
Contains more OtherOther +30%
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.5%
~equal in Water ~94.24g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +620%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.057g

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.