Papaya Nutrition

Overview of Papaya Nutrition

Scientific Name: Carica papaya

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Order: Brassicales

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Family: Caricaceae

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Papaya is a tropical fruit. It is a berry of thin skin, of a green yellowish and orange colour. The pulp is of a red orange or yellow colour, sweet and very juicy.

Calories

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	43 kcal	2%

Carbohydrates

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Carbs	10.82 g	4%
Dietary Fiber	1.70 g	6%
Sugars	7.82 g
Starch	0.00 g

Sterols

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	- mg

Fat and Fatty Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Fat	0.26 g	0%
Saturated Fat	0.08 g	0%
Monounsaturated Fat	0.07 g
Polyunsaturated Fat, total	0.06 g
18:2 n-6 (LA), Omega-6	0.01 g
18:3 n-6 (GLA)	- g
18:3 n-3 (ALA), Omega-3	0.05 g
18:4 n-3 (SDA)	0.00 g
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.00 g
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.00 g
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0.00 g
Trans Fat	0.00 g

Protein and Amino Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Protein, total	0.47 g	1%
Tryptophan	0.01 g
Threonine	0.01 g
Isoleucine	0.01 g
Leucine	0.02 g
Lysine	0.03 g
Methionine	0.00 g
Cystine	- g
Phenylalanine	0.01 g
Tyrosine	0.01 g
Valine	0.01 g
Arginine	0.01 g
Histidine	0.01 g
Alanine	0.01 g
Aspartic Acid	0.05 g
Glutamic Acid	0.03 g
Glycine	0.02 g
Proline	0.01 g
Serine	0.01 g

Vitamins

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	60.90 mg	68%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.02 mg	2%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.03 mg	2%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	0.36 mg	2%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.19 mg	4%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.04 mg	2%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	37.00 mcg	9%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	37.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	6.10 mg	1%
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	- mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	47.46 mcg	5%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	47.00 mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	274.00 mcg
Alpha-Carotene	2.00 mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	589.00 mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	1828.00 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	89.00 mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	0.30 mg	2%
Alpha-Tocopherol	0.30 mg
Beta-Tocopherol	0.02 mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	0.09 mg
Delta-Tocopherol	0.01 mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	2.60 mcg	2%
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Minerals

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	20.00 mg	2%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	0.25 mg	1%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	21.00 mg	5%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	10.00 mg	1%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	182.00 mg	4%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	8.00 mg	0%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	0.08 mg	1%
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	0.04 mg	4%
Manganesean antioxidant	0.04 mg	2%
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	0.60 mcg	1%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Flavonoids

Name	Amount

Others

Name	Amount
Water	88.06 g
Ash	0.39 g
Alcohol	0.00 g
Caffeine	0.00 mg
Theobromine	0.00 mg
Resveratrol	- mg
Phytoalbumin	- mg
Chlorogenic Acid	- mg

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

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References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets. Accessed from https://ods.od.nih.gov/.