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Roselle vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between roselle and papaya?

  • Roselle is higher in calcium, iron, and magnesium, yet papaya is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 54% more.
  • Roselle has 11 times more calcium than papaya. While roselle has 215mg of calcium, papaya has only 20mg.

We used Roselle, raw and Papayas, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 65% 18% 56% 0% 0% 16% 0.78% 0% 0%
Papaya
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +142.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.3%
Contains more IronIron +492%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +270%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%

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 40% 4.7% 0% 0% 2.8% 6.5% 5.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Papaya
Papaya
10
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 CVitamin C +407.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +235.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roselle Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 12mg 60.9mg 54%
Calcium 215mg 20mg 20%
Iron 1.48mg 0.25mg 15%
Folate 37µg 9%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Magnesium 51mg 21mg 7%
Copper 0.045mg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Phosphorus 37mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 4%
Vitamin A 14µg 47µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Protein 0.96g 0.47g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.023mg 1%
Zinc 0.08mg 1%
Fats 0.64g 0.26g 1%
Potassium 208mg 182mg 1%
Calories 49kcal 43kcal 0%
Net carbs 11.31g 9.12g N/A
Carbs 11.31g 10.82g 0%
Sugar 7.82g N/A
Sodium 6mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.31mg 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
11% 87%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 11.31 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.51 g
Papaya
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 +104.3%
Contains more FatsFats +146.2%
Contains more OtherOther +30.8%
~equal in Carbs ~10.82g
~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. Roselle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168170/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.