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Green beans vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between green beans and carambola

  • Green beans have more vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, and folate, while carambola has more vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Green beans cover your daily need for vitamin K, 40% more than carambola.
  • Green beans contain 15 times more calcium than carambola. While green beans contain 44mg of calcium, carambola contains only 3mg.
  • Green beans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of green beans is 20, while the glycemic index of carambola is 45.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
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 +1366.7%
Contains more IronIron +712.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +670.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Potassium ~133mg

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
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 AVitamin A +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +206.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +428.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +506.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +67.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +229.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more CholineCholine +122.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +254.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +428.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0µg 40%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 34.4mg 27%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.037mg 11%
Copper 0.057mg 0.137mg 9%
Iron 0.65mg 0.08mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.391mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.016mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.014mg 5%
Folate 33µg 12µg 5%
Calcium 44mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.017mg 3%
Vitamin A 32µg 3µg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Fiber 3.2g 2.8g 2%
Phosphorus 29mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.367mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.15mg 2%
Choline 16.9mg 7.6mg 2%
Protein 1.89g 1.04g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.12mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Calories 35kcal 31kcal 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.33g 0%
Carbs 7.88g 6.73g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 3.93g N/A
Potassium 146mg 133mg 0%
Sugar 3.63g 3.98g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.03g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.184g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 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 +81.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.1%
Contains more OtherOther +40.4%
Contains more FatsFats +17.9%
~equal in Water ~91.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +172.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26.9%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.