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Carambola vs. Coconut milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carambola and coconut milk?

  • Carambola is higher in vitamin C, yet coconut milk is higher in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, selenium, and magnesium.
  • Coconut milk's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 106% more.
  • Carambola has 12 times more vitamin C than coconut milk. While carambola has 34.4mg of vitamin C, coconut milk has only 2.8mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in carambola is lower.
  • The glycemic index of carambola is lower.

We used Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) types in this article.

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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 26% 4.8% 23% 62% 89% 18% 43% 2% 119% 34%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +270%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.7%
Contains more IronIron +1950%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +458.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +733.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2375.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +933.3%

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 9.3% 0% 3% 0% 6.5% 0% 14% 11% 7.6% 0% 0.25% 12% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1128.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Coconut milk DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.019g 21.14g 96%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.916mg 38%
Fats 0.33g 23.84g 36%
Vitamin C 34.4mg 2.8mg 35%
Iron 0.08mg 1.64mg 20%
Copper 0.137mg 0.266mg 14%
Phosphorus 12mg 100mg 13%
Calories 31kcal 230kcal 10%
Selenium 0.6µg 6.2µg 10%
Magnesium 10mg 37mg 6%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.67mg 5%
Potassium 133mg 263mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.183mg 4%
Protein 1.04g 2.29g 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2.2g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 1.014g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.76mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.033mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.261g 1%
Folate 12µg 16µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.026mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 16mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 15mg 1%
Carbs 6.73g 5.54g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 3.34g N/A
Sugar 3.98g 3.34g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 8.5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.09mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0.116mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.139mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.053mg 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
2% 24% 6% 68%
Protein: 2.29 g
Fats: 23.84 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 67.62 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.5%
Contains more WaterWater +35.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +120.2%
Contains more FatsFats +7124.2%
Contains more OtherOther +36.5%

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
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 21.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.261 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3280%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.8%

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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. Coconut milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170172/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.