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Papaya vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are papaya and garden cress different?

  • Garden cress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, copper, iron, potassium, folate, and phosphorus than papaya.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for garden cress is 449% higher.

Papayas, raw and Cress, garden, raw 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.
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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +305%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +233%
Contains more IronIron +420%
Contains more CopperCopper +277.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +187.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +660%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1282.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +636.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +863%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +180.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20742.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +219.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.6µg 541.9µg 449%
Vitamin A 47µg 346µg 33%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.553mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.26mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.247mg 16%
Copper 0.045mg 0.17mg 14%
Iron 0.25mg 1.3mg 13%
Potassium 182mg 606mg 12%
Folate 37µg 80µg 11%
Phosphorus 10mg 76mg 9%
Vitamin C 60.9mg 69mg 9%
Calcium 20mg 81mg 6%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.08mg 5%
Protein 0.47g 2.6g 4%
Magnesium 21mg 38mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.7mg 3%
Choline 6.1mg 19.5mg 2%
Carbs 10.82g 5.5g 2%
Fiber 1.7g 1.1g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.228g 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.7g 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.242mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 32kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 9.12g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 7.82g 4.4g N/A
Sodium 8mg 14mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.023g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.239g 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
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +453.2%
Contains more FatsFats +169.2%
Contains more OtherOther +361.5%
~equal in Water ~89.4g

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +231.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +293.1%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.