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Carambola vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carambola and bananas

  • Carambola is richer in vitamin C and copper, while bananas are higher in vitamin B6, manganese, and potassium.
  • Carambola covers your daily vitamin C needs 29% more than bananas.
  • Carambola has 2 times more copper than bananas. Carambola has 0.137mg of copper, while bananas have 0.078mg.
  • Carambola is lower in sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Bananas, 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%
Banana
Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +169.2%
Contains more IronIron +225%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +629.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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%
Banana
Banana
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +295.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +356.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2058.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Banana DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 8.7mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.367mg 27%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.27mg 10%
Copper 0.137mg 0.078mg 7%
Potassium 133mg 358mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Carbs 6.73g 22.84g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.073mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 27mg 4%
Calories 31kcal 89kcal 3%
Iron 0.08mg 0.26mg 2%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Folate 12µg 20µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.665mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.334mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.073g 1%
Phosphorus 12mg 22mg 1%
Fiber 2.8g 2.6g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1µg 1%
Protein 1.04g 1.09g 0%
Fats 0.33g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 20.24g N/A
Calcium 3mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g 12.23g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.15mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.112g 0%
Choline 7.6mg 9.8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.077mg 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
Banana
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more WaterWater +22%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +239.4%
Contains more OtherOther +59.6%
~equal in Protein ~1.09g
~equal in Fats ~0.33g

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
Banana
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +152.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.032g

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.