Papaya vs. Sapodilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are papaya and sapodillas different?

Papaya is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate; however, sapodillas are richer in fiber and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for papaya is 51% higher.
Papaya contains 16 times more vitamin A than sapodillas. While papaya contains 950 IU of vitamin A, sapodillas contain only 60 IU.

Papayas, raw and Sapodilla, 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.

Papaya

Sapodilla

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+220%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20%

~equal in Calcium ~21mg

~equal in Potassium ~193mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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.

Papaya

Sapodilla

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+314.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+164.3%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+31.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.037mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	60.9mg	14.7mg	51%
Fiber	1.7g	5.3g	14%
Iron	0.25mg	0.8mg	7%
Folate	37µg	14µg	6%
Copper	0.045mg	0.086mg	5%
Vitamin A	47µg	3µg	5%
Fructose	3.73g		5%
Carbs	10.82g	19.96g	3%
Calories	43kcal	83kcal	2%
Magnesium	21mg	12mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg		2%
Manganese	0.04mg		2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.6µg		2%
Fats	0.26g	1.1g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.027mg	0.02mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.357mg	0.2mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.191mg	0.252mg	1%
Choline	6.1mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.081g	0.194g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.072g	0.521g	1%
Protein	0.47g	0.44g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	0.53g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	915kcal	1886kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	233g	120g	N/A
Net carbs	9.12g	14.66g	N/A
Calcium	20mg	21mg	0%
Potassium	182mg	193mg	0%
Sugar	7.82g		N/A
Zinc	0.08mg	0.1mg	0%
Phosphorus	10mg	12mg	0%
Sodium	8mg	12mg	0%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.6µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.038mg	0.037mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.058g	0.011g	0%
Tryptophan	0.008mg	0.005mg	0%
Threonine	0.011mg	0.012mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.008mg	0.015mg	0%
Leucine	0.016mg	0.024mg	0%
Lysine	0.025mg	0.039mg	0%
Methionine	0.002mg	0.003mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.009mg	0.013mg	0%
Valine	0.01mg	0.016mg	0%
Histidine	0.005mg	0.016mg	0%