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Carambola vs. Asian pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carambola and Asian pears

  • Carambola is richer than Asian pears in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Carambola covers your daily vitamin C needs 34% more than Asian pears.
  • Carambola has 6 times more vitamin B5 than Asian pears. Carambola has 0.391mg of vitamin B5, while Asian pears have 0.07mg.
  • Carambola is lower in sugar.
  • Carambola has a higher glycemic index (45) than Asian pears (18).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Pears, asian, 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 7.1% 0.9% 12% 3% 46% 3.3% 5.1% 0.26% 4.8% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 1.2% 11% 0% 17% 0.55% 4.7% 0% 7.8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +174%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +62.2%
~equal in Potassium ~121mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~11mg

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 115% 1% 3% 0% 3.5% 3.7% 6.9% 23% 3.9% 0% 0% 9% 4.1%
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 13% 0% 2.4% 0% 2.3% 2.3% 4.1% 4.2% 5.1% 0% 11% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +805.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +67.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +458.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +49%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Asian pear DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 3.8mg 34%
Copper 0.137mg 0.05mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.07mg 6%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.5µg 4%
Fiber 2.8g 3.6g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.219mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.055g 1%
Protein 1.04g 0.5g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.06mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 31kcal 42kcal 1%
Iron 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 6.73g 10.65g 1%
Folate 12µg 8µg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.23g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 7.05g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 4mg 0%
Potassium 133mg 121mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g 7.05g N/A
Phosphorus 12mg 11mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.022mg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.012g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.049g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 91%
Protein: 1.04 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 6.73 g
Water: 91.38 g
Other: 0.52 g
11% 88%
Protein: 0.5 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 10.65 g
Water: 88.25 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +108%
Contains more FatsFats +43.5%
Contains more OtherOther +40.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.2%
~equal in Water ~88.25g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.184 g
10% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.012 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +234.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.3%

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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. Carambola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171715/nutrients
  2. Asian pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168177/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.