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Carambola vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carambola and beetroot

  • Carambola is richer in vitamin C and copper, while beetroot is higher in folate, manganese, iron, and potassium.
  • Carambola covers your daily vitamin C needs 33% more than beetroot.
  • Carambola has 2 times more copper than beetroot. Carambola has 0.137mg of copper, while beetroot has 0.075mg.
  • Carambola is lower in sugar.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index (64) than carambola (45).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Beets, 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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
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%

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.334mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Beetroot DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 4.9mg 33%
Folate 12µg 109µg 24%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.329mg 13%
Iron 0.08mg 0.8mg 9%
Copper 0.137mg 0.075mg 7%
Potassium 133mg 325mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.155mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.067mg 4%
Phosphorus 12mg 40mg 4%
Magnesium 10mg 23mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.04mg 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.35mg 2%
Calories 31kcal 43kcal 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.06g 1%
Protein 1.04g 1.61g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.031mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.04mg 1%
Carbs 6.73g 9.56g 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 6.76g N/A
Sugar 3.98g 6.76g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 2µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.334mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.027g 0%
Choline 7.6mg 6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.021mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more FatsFats +94.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.1%
Contains more OtherOther +107.7%
~equal in Water ~87.58g

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
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +206.7%
~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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.