Papaya, raw leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Papaya, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola (West Indian cherry), raw for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Pick Papaya, raw for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy32 kcal43 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.4 g0.47 gWIN
- Carbohydrate7.69 g10.82 g
- Fibermore is better1.1 g1.7 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—7.82 g
- Total fat0.3 g0.26 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.07 g0.08 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN7 mg8 mg
- Potassiummore is better146 mg182 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better12 mg20 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg0.25 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better18 mg21 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1677.6 mg60.9 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

