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Apple vs. Papaya — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are apples and papaya different?

  • Papaya has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate than apples.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for papaya is 63% higher.
  • Papaya has less sugar.

Apples, raw, with skin and Papayas, raw are the varieties 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.
Apple
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Papaya
8
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 -87.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.1%
Contains more IronIron +108.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~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.
Apple
0
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 15% 0% 1% 3.6% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3%
Papaya
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 203% 0% 16% 6% 5.8% 6.2% 6.7% 11% 8.8% 0% 6.5% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1223.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +292.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +213.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +18.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.038mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apple Papaya DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.6mg 60.9mg 63%
Folate 3µg 37µg 9%
Vitamin A 3µg 47µg 5%
Magnesium 5mg 21mg 4%
Fiber 2.4g 1.7g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.191mg 3%
Fructose 5.9g 3.73g 3%
Potassium 107mg 182mg 2%
Iron 0.12mg 0.25mg 2%
Copper 0.027mg 0.045mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.091mg 0.357mg 2%
Carbs 13.81g 10.82g 1%
Calcium 6mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.3mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.023mg 1%
Calories 52kcal 43kcal 0%
Protein 0.26g 0.47g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 0.5g 1.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 2000kcal 915kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 192g 233g N/A
Fats 0.17g 0.26g 0%
Net carbs 11.41g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 10.39g 7.82g N/A
Zinc 0.04mg 0.08mg 0%
Starch 0.05g 0g 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 10mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 8mg 0%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.038mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2.6µg 0%
Choline 3.4mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.081g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.072g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.051g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Apple
1
14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Papaya
4
11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +80.8%
Contains more FatsFats +52.9%
Contains more OtherOther +95%
~equal in Water ~88.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Apple
1
33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Papaya
2
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 -65.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +928.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Apple
3
20% 23% 56%
Starch: 0.05 g
Sucrose: 2.07 g
Glucose: 2.43 g
Fructose: 5.9 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +58.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +68.3%
~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. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.