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Beetroot vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beetroot and carambola

  • Beetroot is richer in folate, manganese, iron, and potassium, while carambola is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Carambola covers your daily vitamin C needs 33% more than beetroot.
  • Beetroot has 10 times more iron than carambola. Beetroot has 0.8mg of iron, while carambola has 0.08mg.
  • Carambola is lower in sugar.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index (64) than carambola (45).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beets, 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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
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 +130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144.4%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +191.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +233.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +789.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +808.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +602%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.367mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.9mg 34.4mg 33%
Folate 109µg 12µg 24%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.037mg 13%
Iron 0.8mg 0.08mg 9%
Copper 0.075mg 0.137mg 7%
Potassium 325mg 133mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.391mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.017mg 4%
Phosphorus 40mg 12mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 10mg 3%
Sodium 78mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.016mg 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.12mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 31kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.184g 1%
Protein 1.61g 1.04g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.014mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.15mg 1%
Carbs 9.56g 6.73g 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 3.98g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.367mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.019g 0%
Choline 6mg 7.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 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 +54.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.1%
Contains more OtherOther +107.7%
Contains more FatsFats +94.1%
~equal in Water ~91.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 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 -29.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +206.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.03g

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.