Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
egg
versus
papaya
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg and papaya:
Egg is high in calories and papaya has 70% less calories than egg - papaya has 43 calories per 100 grams and egg has 143 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to papaya per calorie. Egg has a macronutrient ratio of 36:2:62 and for papaya, 4:90:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg | Papaya | |
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Protein | 36% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | 2% | 90% |
Fat | 62% | 6% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Egg has 14 times less carbohydrates than papaya - papaya has 10.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and egg has 0.72g of carbohydrates.
Papaya has signficantly more dietary fiber than egg - papaya has 1.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and egg does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has 20.1 times less sugar than papaya - papaya has 7.8g of sugar per 100 grams and egg has 0.37g of sugar.
Egg is an excellent source of protein and it has 25 times more protein than papaya - papaya has 0.47g of protein per 100 grams and egg has 12.6g of protein.
Papaya has 37.5 times less saturated fat than egg - papaya has 0.08g of saturated fat per 100 grams and egg has 3.1g of saturated fat.
Both egg and papaya are low in trans fat - egg has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and papaya does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is high in cholesterol and papaya has less cholesterol than egg - egg has 372mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and papaya does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than egg - papaya has 60.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and egg does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 240% more Vitamin A than papaya - papaya has 47ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and egg has 160ug of Vitamin A.
Egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than papaya - egg has 82iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and papaya does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya and egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - papaya has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and egg has 1.1mg of Vitamin E.
Papaya and egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - papaya has 2.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K.
Egg has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, papaya contains more niacin. Both egg and papaya contain significant amounts of thiamin and folate.
Egg | Papaya | |
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Thiamin | 0.04 MG | 0.023 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.457 MG | 0.027 MG |
Niacin | 0.075 MG | 0.357 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.533 MG | 0.191 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.17 MG | 0.038 MG |
Folate | 47 UG | 37 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.89 UG | ~ |
Egg is a great source of calcium and it has 180% more calcium than papaya - papaya has 20mg of calcium per 100 grams and egg has 56mg of calcium.
Egg has signficantly more iron than papaya - papaya has 0.25mg of iron per 100 grams and egg has 1.8mg of iron.
Papaya has 32% more potassium than egg - papaya has 182mg of potassium per 100 grams and egg has 138mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, egg has more lutein + zeaxanthin than papaya per 100 grams, however, papaya contains more beta-carotene and lycopene than egg per 100 grams.
Egg | Papaya | |
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lutein + zeaxanthin | 503 UG | 89 UG |
beta-carotene | ~ | 274 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 2 UG |
lycopene | ~ | 1828 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, egg has more DHA than papaya per 100 grams. Both egg and papaya contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Egg | Papaya | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.048 G | 0.047 G |
DHA | 0.058 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.007 G | ~ |
Total | 0.113 G | 0.047 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, egg has more linoleic acid than papaya per 100 grams.
Egg | Papaya | |
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other omega 6 | 0.022 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.555 G | 0.011 G |
Total | 1.577 G | 0.011 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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