Lemon vs Papaya: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Lemon has 29 kcal and Papaya has 43 kcal, so Lemon has 33% fewer calories.

Lemon has more fiber (2.8 g vs 1.7 g). Relative to calories, Lemon is the better protein source (3.79 g vs 1.09 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Lemon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Lemon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Lemon
Serving size:
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one lemon (85g)cup (230g)half cup (115g)
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Cholesterol mg
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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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Glycemic Index: 30

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Papaya
Serving size:
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one papaya (320g)cup, pieces (145g)cup, mashed (230g)
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Protein g
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Lemon vs Papaya 100g Compare


per 100gLemonPapaya
Calories29 43
Carbohydrates9.32 g8 g
Fat0.3 g0.26 g
Dietary fiber2.8 g1.7 g
Protein1.1 g0.47 g
Calcium26 mg20 mg
Iron0.6 mg0.25 mg
Magnessium8 mg21 mg
Potassium138 mg182 mg
Sodium2 mg8 mg
Vitaminium A22 IU950 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.04 mg0.023 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.02 mg0.027 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.1 mg0.338 mg
Vitaminium B50.19 mg0.218 mg
Vitaminium B60.08 mg0.038 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.011 µg37 µg
Vitaminium C53 mg60.9 mg
Vitaminium E0.15 mg0.3 mg
Beta karoten1 µg276 µg

Less Calories in Lemon

At first glance, you can see that in lemon is less calories than in papaya.

Lemon has 29 kcal per 100g and papaya 43 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 48%.

In lemon and in papaya most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare lemon with papaya in details.

Lemon 100g

29kcal

Calories source

  • 84% CARBS.
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 6% FAT

Papaya 100g

43kcal

Calories source

  • 88% CARBS
  • 5% PROTEIN
  • 6% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.