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Spinach raw vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between spinach raw and papaya

  • Spinach raw has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and vitamin E; however, papaya is higher in vitamin C.
  • Spinach raw covers your daily need for vitamin K, 400% more than papaya.
  • Spinach raw has 22 times more manganese than papaya. While spinach raw has 0.897mg of manganese, papaya has only 0.04mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spinach, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
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 +276.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +395%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +206.6%
Contains more IronIron +984%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +562.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +390%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2142.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.9%

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 +897.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +576.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +413.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +18473.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +424.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +216.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +193.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 2.6µg 400%
Vitamin A 469µg 47µg 47%
Folate 194µg 37µg 39%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.04mg 37%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 60.9mg 36%
Iron 2.71mg 0.25mg 31%
Magnesium 79mg 21mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.038mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.027mg 12%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0.3mg 12%
Potassium 558mg 182mg 11%
Copper 0.13mg 0.045mg 9%
Calcium 99mg 20mg 8%
Phosphorus 49mg 10mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.023mg 5%
Protein 2.86g 0.47g 5%
Fructose 0.15g 3.73g 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.08mg 4%
Sodium 79mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.191mg 3%
Choline 19.3mg 6.1mg 2%
Fiber 2.2g 1.7g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0.357mg 2%
Carbs 3.63g 10.82g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.058g 1%
Calories 23kcal 43kcal 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.26g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 7.82g N/A
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 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 +508.5%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more OtherOther +341%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +198.1%
~equal in Water ~88.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +184.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +620%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Papaya
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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 SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3618.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2386.7%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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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