Papaya vs Passion Fruit – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

When comparing papaya to passion fruit, we picked the passion fruit.

Why?

In terms of macros, passion fruit wins against most contenders with its very high fiber content, and that’s true here too; passion fruit has more than 6x the fiber, as well as about 2x the carbs and more than 4x the protein, giving it an easy win in the macros category.

In the category of vitamins, papaya has more of vitamins B9, C, E, and K, while passion fruit has more of vitamins A, B2, B3, B6, and B7. Thus, a marginal win for passion fruit, or perhaps a tie if we want to take into consideration that papaya has 15x the vitamin E content, which is rather more of a margin of different than the rest of the vitamins being compared here.

When it comes to minerals, things are less balanced again; papaya has more calcium, while passion fruit has more copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc. An easy win for passion fruit.

Adding up the sections makes for a clear overall win for passion fruit, but by all means enjoy either or both; diversity is best!

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Enjoy!