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Papaya vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between papaya and lemons?

  • Lemons have less vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate than papaya.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 19% higher.
  • Papaya has 3 times more folate than lemons. Papaya has 37µg of folate, while lemons have 11µg.
  • Lemons contain less sugar.

We used Papayas, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel types in this comparison.

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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
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%
Lemon
Lemon
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30%
Contains more IronIron +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

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
7
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%
Lemon
Lemon
2
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 177% 0% 0.33% 3% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +236.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 53mg 9%
Folate 37µg 11µg 7%
Vitamin A 47µg 1µg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Iron 0.25mg 0.6mg 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.8g 4%
Magnesium 21mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Calories 43kcal 29kcal 1%
Protein 0.47g 1.1g 1%
Carbs 10.82g 9.32g 1%
Calcium 20mg 26mg 1%
Potassium 182mg 138mg 1%
Copper 0.045mg 0.037mg 1%
Phosphorus 10mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.02mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 915kcal 264kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 345g N/A
Fats 0.26g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 7.82g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.08mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.03mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.19mg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.089g 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
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
Lemon
Lemon
3
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.1%
Contains more OtherOther +30%
Contains more ProteinProtein +134%
Contains more FatsFats +15.4%
~equal in Water ~88.98g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
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
Lemon
Lemon
2
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +554.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53.4%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.