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Papaya vs. Nectarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between papaya and nectarine?

  • Papaya is richer than nectarine in vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 62% more.
  • Papaya has 7 times more folate than nectarine. While papaya has 37µg of folate, nectarine has only 5µg.

We used Papayas, raw and Nectarines, raw types in this article.

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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 6.4% 1.8% 18% 11% 29% 4.6% 11% 0% 7% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.4%
Contains more IronIron +12%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35%

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 18% 5.7% 15% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 21% 11% 5.8% 0% 5.5% 3.8% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1027.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +176.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +18.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +640%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +156.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +215.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.185mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Nectarine DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 5.4mg 62%
Folate 37µg 5µg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 1.125mg 5%
Copper 0.045mg 0.086mg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 1.37g 3%
Magnesium 21mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.77mg 3%
Vitamin A 47µg 17µg 3%
Phosphorus 10mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.025mg 1%
Protein 0.47g 1.06g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.054mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.034mg 1%
Potassium 182mg 201mg 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.17mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 6mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 44kcal 0%
Fats 0.26g 0.32g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 8.85g N/A
Carbs 10.82g 10.55g 0%
Iron 0.25mg 0.28mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 7.89g N/A
Fiber 1.7g 1.7g 0%
Starch 0g 0.07g 0%
Sodium 8mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.185mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2.2µg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 6.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.088g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.113g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.009mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.013mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.008mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 1.06 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 10.55 g
Water: 87.59 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +125.5%
Contains more FatsFats +23.1%
Contains more OtherOther +23.1%
~equal in Carbs ~10.55g
~equal in Water ~87.59g

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
11% 39% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.8%

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
62% 20% 17%
Starch: 0.07 g
Sucrose: 4.87 g
Glucose: 1.57 g
Fructose: 1.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +160.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +172.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~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. Nectarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169914/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.