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Papaya vs. Prickly pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between papaya and prickly pear

  • Papaya has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate; however, prickly pear is higher in magnesium and fiber.
  • Papaya covers your daily need for vitamin C, 52% more than prickly pear.
  • Papaya has 22 times more vitamin A than prickly pear. While papaya has 950IU of vitamin A, prickly pear has only 43IU.
  • The glycemic index of papaya is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Papayas, raw and Prickly pears, 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 61% 17% 19% 11% 27% 3.3% 10% 0.65% 0% 3.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +304.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.9%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 47% 0.67% 0% 0% 3.5% 14% 8.6% 0% 14% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +335%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +516.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Prickly pear DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 14mg 52%
Magnesium 21mg 85mg 15%
Folate 37µg 6µg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 3.6g 8%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Vitamin A 47µg 2µg 5%
Copper 0.045mg 0.08mg 4%
Calcium 20mg 56mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Phosphorus 10mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.46mg 1%
Protein 0.47g 0.73g 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.213g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.014mg 1%
Potassium 182mg 220mg 1%
Iron 0.25mg 0.3mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 41kcal 0%
Fats 0.26g 0.51g 0%
Carbs 10.82g 9.57g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 5.97g N/A
Sugar 7.82g N/A
Zinc 0.08mg 0.12mg 0%
Sodium 8mg 5mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.075g 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%

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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.73 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 87.55 g
Other: 1.64 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.3%
Contains more FatsFats +96.2%
Contains more OtherOther +320.5%
~equal in Water ~87.55g

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
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.067 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +267.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.075g

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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. Prickly pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167750/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.