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Papaya vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between papaya and shiitake

  • Papaya is richer in folate, yet shiitake is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, copper, selenium, zinc, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for shiitake is 26% higher.
  • Papaya contains 3 times more folate than shiitake. Papaya contains 37µg of folate, while shiitake contains 13µg.

Food types used in this article are Papayas, raw and Mushrooms, shiitake, 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 14% 0.6% 27% 15% 47% 28% 48% 1.2% 30% 31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67%
Contains more IronIron +64%
Contains more CopperCopper +215.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1187.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1020%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +475%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

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 0% 0% 0% 6% 3.8% 50% 73% 90% 68% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +184.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +703.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +986%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +685.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +671.1%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Shiitake DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 68%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 1.5mg 26%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 3.877mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.293mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.217mg 15%
Phosphorus 10mg 112mg 15%
Copper 0.045mg 0.142mg 11%
Selenium 0.6µg 5.7µg 9%
Zinc 0.08mg 1.03mg 9%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.23mg 8%
Folate 37µg 13µg 6%
Vitamin A 47µg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 0g 5%
Protein 0.47g 2.24g 4%
Potassium 182mg 304mg 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.5g 3%
Iron 0.25mg 0.41mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Calcium 20mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 18IU 2%
Carbs 10.82g 6.79g 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.015mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 34kcal 0%
Fats 0.26g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 4.29g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 2.38g N/A
Sodium 8mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.111mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.111mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.056mg 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
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 2.24 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 6.79 g
Water: 89.74 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +376.6%
Contains more FatsFats +88.5%
Contains more OtherOther +89.7%
~equal in Water ~89.74g

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
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 2.38 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +71.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Sucrose ~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. Shiitake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169242/nutrients

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

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