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Papaya vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between papaya and mung beans?

  • Papaya is richer in vitamin C, yet mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
  • Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 147% higher.
  • Papaya has 13 times more vitamin C than mung beans. Papaya has 60.9mg of vitamin C, while mung beans have 4.8mg.

We used Papayas, raw and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +560%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +584.6%
Contains more IronIron +2596%
Contains more CopperCopper +1991.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3570%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2487.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%

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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1168.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +683.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +763%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +530.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +905.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +246.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1589.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +1504.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 37µg 625µg 147%
Copper 0.045mg 0.941mg 100%
Iron 0.25mg 6.74mg 81%
Vitamin C 60.9mg 4.8mg 62%
Fiber 1.7g 16.3g 58%
Phosphorus 10mg 367mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.621mg 50%
Protein 0.47g 23.86g 47%
Manganese 0.04mg 1.035mg 43%
Magnesium 21mg 189mg 40%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 1.91mg 34%
Potassium 182mg 1246mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.382mg 26%
Zinc 0.08mg 2.68mg 24%
Carbs 10.82g 62.62g 17%
Choline 6.1mg 97.9mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.233mg 16%
Calories 43kcal 347kcal 15%
Selenium 0.6µg 8.2µg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 2.251mg 12%
Calcium 20mg 132mg 11%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Vitamin A 47µg 6µg 5%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 9µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.384g 2%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.348g 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.51mg 1%
Fats 0.26g 1.15g 1%
Net carbs 9.12g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 7.82g 6.6g N/A
Sodium 8mg 15mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 1.443mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.695mg 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
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more WaterWater +873%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4976.6%
Contains more FatsFats +342.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +478.7%
Contains more OtherOther +751.3%

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
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +123.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +562.1%

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. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.