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Amaranth vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between amaranth and carambola

  • Amaranth has more manganese, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B6, and zinc than carambola.
  • Amaranth's daily need coverage for manganese is 36% more.
  • Amaranth contains 26 times more iron than carambola. Amaranth contains 2.1mg of iron, while carambola contains 0.08mg.
  • Amaranth has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of amaranth is 97, while the glycemic index of carambola is 45.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Amaranth grain, cooked 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 46% 14% 12% 79% 50% 23% 63% 0.78% 111% 30%
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 +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1466.7%
Contains more IronIron +2525%
Contains more ZincZinc +616.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2208.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +816.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Potassium ~133mg
~equal in Copper ~0.137mg

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 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 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 EVitamin E +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +564.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.014mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Amaranth Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 38%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.037mg 36%
Iron 2.1mg 0.08mg 25%
Phosphorus 148mg 12mg 19%
Magnesium 65mg 10mg 13%
Selenium 5.5µg 0.6µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 8%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.12mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.017mg 7%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Protein 3.8g 1.04g 6%
Calories 102kcal 31kcal 4%
Carbs 18.69g 6.73g 4%
Calcium 47mg 3mg 4%
Folate 22µg 12µg 3%
Fiber 2.1g 2.8g 3%
Fats 1.58g 0.33g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.235mg 0.367mg 1%
Copper 0.149mg 0.137mg 1%
Net carbs 16.59g 3.93g N/A
Potassium 135mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Sodium 6mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.014mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.016mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 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
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 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 +265.4%
Contains more FatsFats +378.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +177.7%
Contains more OtherOther +48.1%
Contains more WaterWater +21.6%

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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. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/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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