Nutrition for Papaya

Papaya Nutrition Summary

One papaya (157 grams or 0.3 lb) contains 68 calories and 0.7 grams of protein. Papaya consist of 88% water, 11% carbohydrates, and less than 1% of protein or fat.

Papaya is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, Vitamin C and potassium. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin A, calcium and magnesium.

In one papaya:

• Calories: 68
• Protein: 0.7 g
• Sugar: 12.3 g
• Dietary fiber: 2.7 g
• Fat: 0.4 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
• Sodium: 12.6 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in papaya.

See the Papaya Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Papayas, raw.

Calories in Papaya

Papaya has 68 calories per papaya or 43 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates.

91% of calories in papaya are from carbohydrates, 5% of calories are from fat and 4% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Papaya

Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar calories to papaya by weight:

• Blackberry: same
• Applesauce: -2 calories
• Nectarine: +2 calories
• Peach: -2 calories

Protein in Papaya

A single papaya contains 0.7 grams of protein. Papaya is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 0.74 g
• Leucine: 0.03 g
• Lysine: 0.04 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in papaya.

Protein Similar to Papaya

Some other fruits or fruit juices with similar amounts of protein to papaya by weight:

• Cranberry: same
• Granny Smith Apple: same
• Lime Juice: -0.1 grams
• Honeydew: +0.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Papaya

An good source of nutrients, papaya contains abundant amounts of Vitamin C and potassium. In fact, a single papaya contains 127% of recommended daily values or 95.6 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in papaya (1 fruit):

• Vitamin a: 73.8 ug
• Niacin: 0.6 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 95.6 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.5 mg
• Folate: 58.1 ug
• Vitamin k: 4.1 ug

Minerals in papaya (1 fruit):

• Calcium: 31.4 mg
• Potassium: 285.7 mg
• Iron: 0.4 mg
• Magnesium: 33 mg
• Zinc: 0.1 mg
• Selenium: 0.9 ug
• Phosphorus: 15.7 mg
• Copper: 0.1 mg
• Manganese: 0.1 mg
• Choline: 9.6 mg

There is no significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in papaya.

Similar to Papaya for Vitamin C

Here are some other fruits or fruit juices with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin C to papaya:

• Strawberries: -3.3 MG
• Persimmon: +8 MG
• Lemon: -12 MG
• Goji Berry: -20 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Papaya ^[3]

Papaya Nutrition Chart

Papaya in Cooking

Papaya is in the top 25% most popular ingredients for recipes. Papaya can be consumed raw and is often peeled, seeded or chopped before cooking or serving. Most recipes call for one or two papayas.

Friends and Relatives of Papaya

Foods commonly cooked with papaya:

• Jicama

Other similar relatives:

• Mango
• Watermelon
• Kiwi
• Honeydew
• Grapefruit
• Pineapple
• Lime