Papaya vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are papaya and pear different?
- Papaya is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate, while pear is higher in fiber.
- Papaya covers your daily need for vitamin C, 63% more than pear.
- Papaya contains 38 times more vitamin A than pear. Papaya contains 950IU of vitamin A, while pear contains 25IU.
- Papaya is lower in sugar.
Papayas, raw and Pears, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +200% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +122.2% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +56.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +38.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +500% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +82.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +25% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +20% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -87.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +20% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1316.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +4600% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +150% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +91.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +121.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +289.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +31% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +428.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +19.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +69.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin C | 60.9mg | 4.3mg | 63% |
Folate | 37µg | 7µg | 8% |
Fiber | 1.7g | 3.1g | 6% |
Vitamin A | 47µg | 1µg | 5% |
Copper | 0.045mg | 0.082mg | 4% |
Fructose | 3.73g | 6.42g | 3% |
Magnesium | 21mg | 7mg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.191mg | 0.049mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 2.6µg | 4.4µg | 2% |
Potassium | 182mg | 116mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.038mg | 0.029mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.357mg | 0.161mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.3mg | 0.12mg | 1% |
Calories | 43kcal | 57kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.023mg | 0.012mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.25mg | 0.18mg | 1% |
Calcium | 20mg | 9mg | 1% |
Carbs | 10.82g | 15.23g | 1% |
Protein | 0.47g | 0.36g | 0% |
Fats | 0.26g | 0.14g | 0% |
Net carbs | 9.12g | 12.13g | N/A |
Sugar | 7.82g | 9.75g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.08mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Phosphorus | 10mg | 12mg | 0% |
Sodium | 8mg | 1mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.04mg | 0.048mg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.027mg | 0.026mg | 0% |
Choline | 6.1mg | 5.1mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.081g | 0.022g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.072g | 0.084g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.058g | 0.094g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.008mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.011mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.008mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.016mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.025mg | 0.017mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.002mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.009mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.01mg | 0.017mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.005mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +30.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +85.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +25.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +40.8% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -72.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +16.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +62.1% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +57.3% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +72.1% |
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