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Papaya vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between papaya and lentil?

  • Papaya is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A, yet lentil is richer in iron, folate, fiber, phosphorus, copper, manganese, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 66% higher.
  • Papaya has 119 times more vitamin A than lentil. Papaya has 950IU of vitamin A, while lentil has 8IU.

We used Papayas, raw and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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
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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%
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.7%
Contains more IronIron +1232%
Contains more CopperCopper +457.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1487.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1135%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%
~equal in Calcium ~19mg

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%
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3960%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +634.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +196.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +234%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +368.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +389.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +436.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 1.5mg 66%
Iron 0.25mg 3.33mg 39%
Folate 37µg 181µg 36%
Fiber 1.7g 7.9g 25%
Phosphorus 10mg 180mg 24%
Copper 0.045mg 0.251mg 23%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.494mg 20%
Protein 0.47g 9.02g 17%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.169mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.178mg 11%
Zinc 0.08mg 1.27mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.638mg 9%
Potassium 182mg 369mg 6%
Vitamin A 47µg 0µg 5%
Choline 6.1mg 32.7mg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Calories 43kcal 116kcal 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.8µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.073mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 1.06mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 36mg 4%
Carbs 10.82g 20.13g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.175g 1%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.11mg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.38g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 12.23g N/A
Calcium 20mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +26.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1819.1%
Contains more FatsFats +46.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86%
Contains more OtherOther +112.8%

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
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +201.7%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.