Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Fruits
  4. Acerola
  5. Compare
  6. Acerola vs. Carambola

Acerola vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Differences between acerola and carambola

  • Acerola is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A; however, carambola is richer in fiber and copper.
  • Acerola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 1826% higher.
  • Acerola has 13 times more vitamin A than carambola. While acerola has 767IU of vitamin A, carambola has only 61IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw and Carambola, (starfruit), raw.

Infographic

Acerola vs Carambola infographic
Infographic link

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 13% 3.6% 13% 7.5% 29% 2.7% 4.7% 0.91% 0% 3.3%
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 +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
~equal in Potassium ~133mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~12mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 5592% 13% 0% 0% 5% 14% 7.5% 19% 2.1% 0% 0% 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 +4776.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +275%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +88.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.367mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Acerola Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1677.6mg 34.4mg 1826%
Fiber 1.1g 2.8g 7%
Copper 0.086mg 0.137mg 6%
Vitamin A 38µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.016mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.391mg 2%
Manganese 0.037mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 0.184g 1%
Calcium 12mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.014mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.017mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Protein 0.4g 1.04g 1%
Folate 14µg 12µg 1%
Calories 32kcal 31kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.33g 0%
Carbs 7.69g 6.73g 0%
Net carbs 6.59g 3.93g N/A
Potassium 146mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.12mg 0%
Phosphorus 11mg 12mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 7.69 g
Water: 91.41 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 CarbsCarbs +14.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +160%
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%

People also compare

Acerola
Acerola vs Cherry
Cherry
Acerola
Acerola vs Maraschino cherry
Maraschino cherry
Acerola
Acerola vs Sour cherry
Sour cherry
Carambola
Carambola vs Passion fruit
Passion fruit
Carambola
Carambola vs Rambutan
Rambutan
Carambola
Carambola vs Lychee
Lychee

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171686/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.