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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.
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%
Pear
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
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.
Papaya
9
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%
Pear
1
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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.026mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Pear DV% diff.
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
Papaya
4
11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Pear
1
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.6%
Contains more FatsFats +85.7%
Contains more OtherOther +25.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.8%
~equal in Water ~83.96g

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
Pear
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11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
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
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
Pear
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7% 27% 66%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 2.6 g
Fructose: 6.42 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +57.3%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +72.1%
~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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.