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Carambola vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between carambola and crab

  • Carambola is higher in vitamin C; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and choline.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% higher.
  • Carambola has 10 times more vitamin C than crab. While carambola has 34.4mg of vitamin C, crab has only 3.3mg.
  • Carambola has less sodium.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index (0) than carambola (45).

The food types used in this comparison are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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%
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2933.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.7%
Contains more IronIron +525%
Contains more CopperCopper +494.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +3075%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1850%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%

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%
Crab
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +942.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +481.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +648.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +155%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +817.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +325%
Contains more CholineCholine +964.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Selenium 0.6µg 42.9µg 77%
Copper 0.137mg 0.814mg 75%
Vitamin C 34.4mg 3.3mg 35%
Protein 1.04g 17.88g 34%
Zinc 0.12mg 3.81mg 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 12mg 234mg 32%
Sodium 2mg 563mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 2.747mg 15%
Choline 7.6mg 80.9mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.997mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.156mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1.84mg 11%
Folate 12µg 51µg 10%
Calcium 3mg 91mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.093mg 6%
Magnesium 10mg 36mg 6%
Iron 0.08mg 0.5mg 5%
Potassium 133mg 259mg 4%
Calories 31kcal 83kcal 3%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.074mg 2%
Carbs 6.73g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.023mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.74g 1%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.201g 1%
Net carbs 3.93g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.98g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.129g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.258g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

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
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +14.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1619.2%
Contains more FatsFats +124.2%
Contains more OtherOther +225%

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
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +330%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.2%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.