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Acerola juice vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between acerola juice and carambola

  • Acerola juice has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron; however, carambola is richer in fiber and copper.
  • Acerola juice's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1740% more.
  • Acerola juice contains 8 times more vitamin A than carambola. Acerola juice contains 509IU of vitamin A, while carambola contains 61IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Acerola juice, raw and Carambola, (starfruit), raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 8.6% 19% 29% 2.7% 3.9% 0.39% 0% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.9% 12% 3% 46% 3.3% 5.1% 0.26% 4.8% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more IronIron +525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5333% 8.3% 3.6% 0% 5% 14% 7.5% 12% 0.92% 0% 3.5% 11% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 115% 1% 3% 0% 3.5% 3.7% 6.9% 23% 3.9% 0% 0% 9% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4551.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +275%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +325%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.367mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola juice Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1600mg 34.4mg 1740%
Fiber 0.3g 2.8g 10%
Copper 0.086mg 0.137mg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.205mg 0.391mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.016mg 3%
Vitamin A 25µg 3µg 2%
Manganese 0.037mg 2%
Potassium 97mg 133mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 10mg 3mg 1%
Folate 14µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.004mg 0.017mg 1%
Carbs 4.8g 6.73g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.184g 1%
Protein 0.4g 1.04g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.014mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 31kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 4.5g 3.93g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 4.5g 3.98g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.12mg 0%
Phosphorus 9mg 12mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.367mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 4.8 g
Water: 94.3 g
Other: 0.2 g
7% 91%
Protein: 1.04 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 6.73 g
Water: 91.38 g
Other: 0.52 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.2%
Contains more OtherOther +160%
~equal in Fats ~0.33g
~equal in Water ~91.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.068 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.09 g
8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.184 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +173.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +104.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Acerola juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171687/nutrients
  2. Carambola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171715/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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