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Papaya vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are papaya and onions different?

  • Papaya is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A, while onions are higher in vitamin B6.
  • Papaya covers your daily need for vitamin C, 59% more than onions.
  • Papaya contains 475 times more vitamin A than onions. Papaya contains 950IU of vitamin A, while onions contain 2IU.
  • Onions are lower in sugar.
  • Papaya has a higher glycemic index (38) than onions (15).

Papayas, raw and Onions, raw types were used 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
Papaya
5
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%
Onion
Onion
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.7%
Contains more IronIron +19%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +190%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +222.5%

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 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%
Onion
Onion
2
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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +723%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +207.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +550%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +215.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 7.4mg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.12mg 6%
Folate 37µg 19µg 5%
Vitamin A 47µg 0µg 5%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.129mg 4%
Fructose 3.73g 1.29g 3%
Phosphorus 10mg 29mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.116mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.046mg 2%
Copper 0.045mg 0.039mg 1%
Potassium 182mg 146mg 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.123mg 1%
Protein 0.47g 1.1g 1%
Iron 0.25mg 0.21mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 40kcal 0%
Fats 0.26g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 10.82g 9.34g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 7.64g N/A
Calcium 20mg 23mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 4.24g N/A
Fiber 1.7g 1.7g 0%
Sodium 8mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.027mg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
Papaya
3
11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Onion
Onion
2
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.8%
Contains more OtherOther +11.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +134%
~equal in Water ~89.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
Papaya
2
38% 34% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.081 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.058 g
Onion
Onion
1
58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +453.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +241.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
Papaya
2
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
Onion
Onion
1
23% 46% 30%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.99 g
Glucose: 1.97 g
Fructose: 1.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +107.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +189.1%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.