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Papaya vs. Sea cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between papaya and sea cucumber?

  • Papaya is richer in vitamin A, yet sea cucumber is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin B3.
  • Sea cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 70% higher.
  • Papaya has 3 times more vitamin A than sea cucumber. Papaya has 950IU of vitamin A, while sea cucumber has 310IU.
  • Sea cucumber has a lower glycemic index than papaya.

We used Papayas, raw and Sea cucumber, yane (Alaska Native) types in this comparison.

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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
7
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 0% 9% 0% 23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +140%

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
8
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 217% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3381.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +796.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Sea cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.94mg 70%
Vitamin C 60.9mg 68%
Protein 0.47g 13g 25%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 3.2mg 18%
Folate 37µg 9%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Copper 0.045mg 5%
Potassium 182mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 5%
Vitamin A 47µg 5%
Iron 0.25mg 0.6mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 4%
Carbs 10.82g 0g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 20mg 30mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 56kcal 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 1%
Phosphorus 10mg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 0g N/A
Sugar 7.82g N/A
Sodium 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 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
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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
13% 81% 6%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.7 g
Other: 5.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2666%
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1412.8%
~equal in Water ~80.7g

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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. Sea cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167618/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.