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Papaya vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between papaya and currants

  • Papaya has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate; however, currants are richer in fiber, iron, vitamin K, copper, and manganese.
  • Papaya covers your daily vitamin C needs 22% more than currants.
  • Currants have 23 times less vitamin A than papaya. Papaya has 950IU of vitamin A, while currants have 42IU.
  • Papaya has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of papaya is 38, while the glycemic index of currants is 25.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Papayas, raw and Currants, red, and white, 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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.1%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +137.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +187.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +340%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +365%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +198.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +323.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 41mg 22%
Fiber 1.7g 4.3g 10%
Iron 0.25mg 1mg 9%
Folate 37µg 8µg 7%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 11µg 7%
Copper 0.045mg 0.107mg 7%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.186mg 6%
Vitamin A 47µg 2µg 5%
Phosphorus 10mg 44mg 5%
Potassium 182mg 275mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.064mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.1mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 13mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.07mg 2%
Protein 0.47g 1.4g 2%
Calories 43kcal 56kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.1mg 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.23mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 33mg 1%
Carbs 10.82g 13.8g 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 7.82g 7.37g N/A
Sodium 8mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.028g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.088g 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%
Fructose 3.73g 3.53g 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more FatsFats +30%
Contains more ProteinProtein +197.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.5%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
~equal in Water ~83.95g

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +157.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.7%

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
8% 44% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.61 g
Glucose: 3.22 g
Fructose: 3.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +27%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~3.53g
~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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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