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Pitanga (Surinam cherry) vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pitanga (Surinam cherry) and papaya

  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has more vitamin A; however, papaya has more vitamin C.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 38% more.
  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has 2 times more vitamin A than papaya. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has 1500IU of vitamin A, while papaya has 950IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), raw and Papayas, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.7% 9.1% 7.5% 0% 0% 4.7% 0.39% 0% 0%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.7%
Contains more IronIron +25%
~equal in Phosphorus ~10mg

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.
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 88% 25% 0% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pitanga (Surinam cherry) Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 26.3mg 60.9mg 38%
Folate 37µg 9%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Copper 0.045mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 4%
Vitamin A 75µg 47µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Potassium 103mg 182mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.027mg 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Protein 0.8g 0.47g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 33kcal 43kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.023mg 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.25mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 20mg 1%
Carbs 7.49g 10.82g 1%
Fats 0.4g 0.26g 0%
Net carbs 7.49g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 7.82g N/A
Phosphorus 11mg 10mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.357mg 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
7% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 7.49 g
Water: 90.81 g
Other: 0.5 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +70.2%
Contains more FatsFats +53.8%
Contains more OtherOther +28.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.5%
~equal in Water ~88.06g

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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. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169129/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.

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