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Carambola vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between carambola and glutinous rice

  • Carambola has more vitamin C, copper, and fiber; however, glutinous rice is higher in manganese and selenium.
  • Carambola covers your daily vitamin C needs 38% more than glutinous rice.
  • Glutinous rice contains 80 times less sugar than carambola. Carambola contains 3.98g of sugar, while glutinous rice contains 0.05g.
  • The glycemic index of glutinous rice is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked.

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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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1230%
Contains more CopperCopper +179.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +241.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +608.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +833.3%

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 0% 0% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +261.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 0mg 38%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.262mg 10%
Copper 0.137mg 0.049mg 10%
Selenium 0.6µg 5.6µg 9%
Fiber 2.8g 1g 7%
Carbs 6.73g 21.09g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.215mg 4%
Potassium 133mg 10mg 4%
Folate 12µg 1µg 3%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.41mg 3%
Calories 31kcal 97kcal 3%
Protein 1.04g 2.02g 2%
Phosphorus 12mg 8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.069g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 2.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.04mg 1%
Magnesium 10mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.02mg 1%
Iron 0.08mg 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.026mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 20.09g N/A
Calcium 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g 0.05g N/A
Sodium 2mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.29mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.07g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.047mg 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% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more FatsFats +73.7%
Contains more WaterWater +19.2%
Contains more OtherOther +642.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +213.4%

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +166.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +133.3%

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.