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Carambola vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between carambola and ginger?

  • Carambola is richer in vitamin C, yet ginger is richer in vitamin B6, copper, manganese, potassium, magnesium, and iron.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 33% higher.
  • Ginger has a lower glycemic index than carambola.

We used Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Ginger root, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212%
Contains more IronIron +650%
Contains more CopperCopper +65%
Contains more ZincZinc +183.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +183.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +518.9%
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%
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +588%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +841.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +278.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 5mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.16mg 11%
Copper 0.137mg 0.226mg 10%
Magnesium 10mg 43mg 8%
Potassium 133mg 415mg 8%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.229mg 8%
Iron 0.08mg 0.6mg 7%
Choline 7.6mg 28.8mg 4%
Carbs 6.73g 17.77g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.203mg 4%
Phosphorus 12mg 34mg 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.75mg 2%
Calories 31kcal 80kcal 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.34mg 2%
Protein 1.04g 1.82g 2%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.203g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.26mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 16mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.75g 1%
Net carbs 3.93g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 3.98g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 2mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 12µg 11µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +15.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +75%
Contains more FatsFats +127.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164%
Contains more OtherOther +48.1%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +413.3%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.