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Papaya vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between papaya and vegetable

  • Papaya has more vitamin C; however, vegetable is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, fiber, vitamin B2, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Vegetable covers your daily vitamin A needs 67% more than papaya.
  • Vegetable has 19 times less vitamin C than papaya. Papaya has 60.9mg of vitamin C, while vegetable has 3.2mg.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of vegetable is 66, while the glycemic index of papaya is 38.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Papayas, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more IronIron +228%
Contains more CopperCopper +84.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +512.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +410%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +847.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg
~equal in Potassium ~169mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1803.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +355.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +208.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +138.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +803.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +295.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Vegetable DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 3.2mg 64%
Vitamin A 47µg 214µg 19%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 23.5µg 17%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.379mg 15%
Fiber 1.7g 4.4g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.12mg 7%
Iron 0.25mg 0.82mg 7%
Phosphorus 10mg 51mg 6%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Folate 37µg 19µg 5%
Protein 0.47g 2.86g 5%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.49mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.071mg 4%
Copper 0.045mg 0.083mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.851mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.074mg 3%
Choline 6.1mg 24.1mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.38mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.151mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 25mg 1%
Sodium 8mg 35mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 65kcal 1%
Carbs 10.82g 13.09g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 8.69g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 22mg 0%
Potassium 182mg 169mg 0%
Sugar 7.82g 3.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +73.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +508.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21%
Contains more OtherOther +71.8%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +620%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.1%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.