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Papaya vs. Honeydew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between papaya and honeydew

  • The amount of vitamin C in papaya is higher than in honeydew.
  • Papaya covers your daily vitamin C needs 48% more than honeydew.
  • Honeydew has 2 times less fiber than papaya. Papaya has 1.7g of fiber, while honeydew has 0.8g.
  • Honeydew has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of honeydew is 62, while the glycemic index of papaya is 38.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Papayas, raw and Melons, honeydew, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Papaya
6
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 7.1% 1.8% 20% 6.4% 8% 2.5% 4.7% 2.3% 3.5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more IronIron +47.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~11mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Papaya
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 203% 0% 16% 6% 5.8% 6.2% 6.7% 11% 8.8% 0% 6.5% 28%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 60% 0% 1% 0.4% 9.5% 2.8% 7.8% 9.3% 20% 0% 7.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +238.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +131.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Honeydew DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 18mg 48%
Vitamin A 47µg 3µg 5%
Folate 37µg 19µg 5%
Fiber 1.7g 0.8g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.088mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Copper 0.045mg 0.024mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.02mg 2%
Carbs 10.82g 9.09g 1%
Calcium 20mg 6mg 1%
Potassium 182mg 228mg 1%
Iron 0.25mg 0.17mg 1%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.038mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.155mg 1%
Fructose 3.73g 2.96g 1%
Calories 43kcal 36kcal 0%
Protein 0.47g 0.54g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 1.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 915kcal 667kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 278g N/A
Fats 0.26g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 8.29g N/A
Sugar 7.82g 8.12g N/A
Zinc 0.08mg 0.09mg 0%
Phosphorus 10mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 8mg 18mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.418mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2.9µg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.013mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.018mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
2
11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
9% 90%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 89.82 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more FatsFats +85.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.9%
~equal in Water ~89.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
1
38% 34% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.081 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.058 g
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.059g

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
31% 33% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.48 g
Glucose: 2.68 g
Fructose: 2.96 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +52.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +26%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Honeydew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169911/nutrients

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

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