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Pecan vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pecan and papaya different?

  • Pecan is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, iron, and magnesium, while papaya is higher in vitamin C.
  • Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 194% more than papaya.
  • Pecan contains 76 times more saturated fat than papaya. Pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, while papaya contains 0.081g.
  • Papaya has a higher glycemic index (38) than pecan (10).

Nuts, pecans and Papayas, raw types were used in this article.

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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.
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Papaya
0
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +476.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.3%
Contains more IronIron +912%
Contains more CopperCopper +2566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +5562.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2670%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +533.3%

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.
Pecan
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Papaya
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 203% 16% 6% 0% 5.8% 6.2% 6.7% 11% 8.8% 0% 6.5% 28% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2769.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +381.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +351.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +452.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +34.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +563.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5436.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +68.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Papaya DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.04mg 194%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.058g 144%
Copper 1.2mg 0.045mg 128%
Fats 71.97g 0.26g 110%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.072g 102%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 60.9mg 66%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.023mg 53%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.08mg 40%
Phosphorus 277mg 10mg 38%
Fiber 9.6g 1.7g 32%
Calories 691kcal 43kcal 32%
Iron 2.53mg 0.25mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.081g 28%
Magnesium 121mg 21mg 24%
Protein 9.17g 0.47g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.038mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.191mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.027mg 8%
Potassium 410mg 182mg 7%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.3mg 7%
Choline 40.5mg 6.1mg 6%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.6µg 6%
Fructose 0.04g 3.73g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.357mg 5%
Vitamin A 3µg 47µg 5%
Calcium 70mg 20mg 5%
Folate 22µg 37µg 4%
Carbs 13.86g 10.82g 1%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 2.6µg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 7.82g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0g 0%
Sodium 0mg 8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Papaya
1
11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1851.1%
Contains more FatsFats +27580.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.1%
Contains more OtherOther +279.5%
Contains more WaterWater +2401.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Papaya
1
38% 34% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.081 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.058 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56568.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37165.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
10% 88%
Starch: 0.46 g
Sucrose: 3.9 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.04 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Papaya
2
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
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +10125%
Contains more FructoseFructose +9225%
~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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/nutrients
  2. Papaya - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169926/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.