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Papaya vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between papaya and soft serve

  • Papaya has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate; however, soft serve has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 67% more.
  • Papaya has 4 times more folate than soft serve. Papaya has 37µg of folate, while soft serve has 9µg.
  • Papaya is lower in saturated fat.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index than papaya.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Papayas, raw and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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
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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more IronIron +19%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +555%
Contains more ZincZinc +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1060%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Potassium ~177mg

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
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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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7512.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +188.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +311.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +244.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +113%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +574.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +164.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +326.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Soft serve DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 0.8mg 67%
Saturated fat 0.081g 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.26g 13g 20%
Phosphorus 10mg 116mg 15%
Vitamin A 47µg 162µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.182mg 12%
Calcium 20mg 131mg 11%
Calories 43kcal 222kcal 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 3.49g 9%
Folate 37µg 9µg 7%
Protein 0.47g 4.1g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.506mg 6%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Fiber 1.7g 0.7g 4%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.52mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Carbs 10.82g 22.2g 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 3µg 4%
Choline 6.1mg 26mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.46g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.095mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.049mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.61mg 2%
Sodium 8mg 61mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Copper 0.045mg 0.03mg 2%
Iron 0.25mg 0.21mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.048mg 1%
Net carbs 9.12g 21.5g N/A
Potassium 182mg 177mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +47.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +772.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105.2%
Contains more OtherOther +130.8%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4747.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +693.1%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.