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Papaya vs. Jalapeño — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between papaya and jalapeño

  • Jalapeño is higher than papaya in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin K, and vitamin B3.
  • Jalapeño covers your daily vitamin C needs 64% more than papaya.
  • Papaya contains 2 times more sugar than jalapeño. While papaya contains 7.82g of sugar, jalapeño contains only 4.12g.

Food varieties used in this article are Papayas, raw and Peppers, jalapeno, 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
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 11% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +142.5%
~equal in Iron ~0.25mg
~equal in Copper ~0.046mg

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
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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 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20% 4.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +37%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1093.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +258.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1002.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +611.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +23%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Jalapeño DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 118.6mg 64%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.419mg 29%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 3.58mg 22%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 18.5µg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 1.28mg 6%
Fiber 1.7g 2.8g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.07mg 3%
Folate 37µg 27µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.315mg 2%
Potassium 182mg 248mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.097mg 2%
Phosphorus 10mg 26mg 2%
Fructose 3.73g 2.63g 1%
Protein 0.47g 0.91g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.04mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 29kcal 1%
Vitamin A 47µg 54µg 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.14mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 12mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 15mg 1%
Carbs 10.82g 6.5g 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 3.7g N/A
Iron 0.25mg 0.25mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 4.12g N/A
Copper 0.045mg 0.046mg 0%
Sodium 8mg 3mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 7.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.029g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.112g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
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
7% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.6%
Contains more FatsFats +42.3%
Contains more OtherOther +35.9%
~equal in Water ~91.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
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
39% 12% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.112 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +148.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
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
36% 64%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.48 g
Fructose: 2.63 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +176.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +41.8%
~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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/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.