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Carambola vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carambola and lemongrass

  • Carambola has more vitamin C; however, lemongrass is richer in manganese, iron, zinc, potassium, folate, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 226% more.
  • Carambola contains 13 times more vitamin C than lemongrass. Carambola contains 34.4mg of vitamin C, while lemongrass contains 2.6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Lemon grass (citronella), raw.

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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 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +443.6%
Contains more IronIron +10112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1758.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +741.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14018.9%
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%
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 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1223.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +682%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +364.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +743.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +370.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +525%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.037mg 5.224mg 226%
Iron 0.08mg 8.17mg 101%
Vitamin C 34.4mg 2.6mg 35%
Zinc 0.12mg 2.23mg 19%
Potassium 133mg 723mg 17%
Folate 12µg 75µg 16%
Copper 0.137mg 0.266mg 14%
Phosphorus 12mg 101mg 13%
Magnesium 10mg 60mg 12%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.135mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.05mg 7%
Carbs 6.73g 25.31g 6%
Calcium 3mg 65mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 1.101mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.065mg 4%
Calories 31kcal 99kcal 3%
Protein 1.04g 1.82g 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Sodium 2mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.119g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.054g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 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% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +29.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +75%
Contains more FatsFats +48.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +276.1%
Contains more OtherOther +246.2%

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
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +80%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.17g

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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. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/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.