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Carambola vs. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between carambola and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

  • Carambola has more vitamin C, while cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, iron, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, fiber, copper, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) covers your daily need for folate, 49% more than carambola.
  • Carambola contains 86 times more vitamin C than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). While carambola contains 34.4mg of vitamin C, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) contains only 0.4mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 38% 7.2% 25% 94% 89% 35% 67% 0.52% 62% 14%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +430%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109%
Contains more IronIron +3037.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +95.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +975%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1183.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%

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 1.3% 0.33% 5.6% 0% 51% 13% 9.3% 25% 23% 0% 4.3% 156% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +488.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1633.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +323.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.411mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Folate 12µg 208µg 49%
Vitamin C 34.4mg 0.4mg 38%
Iron 0.08mg 2.51mg 30%
Phosphorus 12mg 156mg 21%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.475mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.202mg 16%
Fiber 2.8g 6.5g 15%
Copper 0.137mg 0.268mg 15%
Protein 1.04g 7.73g 13%
Zinc 0.12mg 1.29mg 11%
Magnesium 10mg 53mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.1mg 6%
Carbs 6.73g 20.76g 5%
Choline 7.6mg 32.2mg 4%
Calories 31kcal 116kcal 4%
Potassium 133mg 278mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.5µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.055mg 3%
Calcium 3mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.28mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.495mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.138g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.53g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 14.26g N/A
Sugar 3.98g 3.3g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.411mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.044g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.225g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.24mg 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
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.73 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 20.76 g
Water: 70.04 g
Other: 0.94 g
Contains more WaterWater +30.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +643.3%
Contains more FatsFats +60.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +208.5%
Contains more OtherOther +80.8%

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
34% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.138 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.225 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.3%

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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. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173759/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.