Papaya, raw leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Papaya, raw comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for more fiber, less sugar and less sodium.
Pick Papaya, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g1.09 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.86 g25.16 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.21 g3.95 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN17.61 g18.19 g
- Total fat0.26 g0.6 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.19 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.51 mg18.6 mg
- Potassiummore is better175.44 mg423.26 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better10.53 mg46.51 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.23 mg0.58 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better8.77 mg48.84 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—141.63 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.

