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Carambola vs. Molasses — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between carambola and molasses

  • Carambola has more vitamin C and fiber; however, molasses have more manganese, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, selenium, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for molasses is 65% higher.

Food types used in this article are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Molasses.

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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 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1000.8%
Contains more IronIron +5800%
Contains more CopperCopper +255.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4035.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2866.7%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +153.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3841.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +75%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Molasses DV% diff.
Manganese 0.037mg 1.53mg 65%
Iron 0.08mg 4.72mg 58%
Magnesium 10mg 242mg 55%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.67mg 50%
Copper 0.137mg 0.487mg 39%
Potassium 133mg 1464mg 39%
Vitamin C 34.4mg 0mg 38%
Selenium 0.6µg 17.8µg 31%
Carbs 6.73g 74.73g 23%
Calcium 3mg 205mg 20%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Calories 31kcal 290kcal 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.804mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.93mg 4%
Phosphorus 12mg 31mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Protein 1.04g 0g 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.041mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 37mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 13.3mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.05g 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 74.73g N/A
Sugar 3.98g 74.72g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.032g 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
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +230%
Contains more WaterWater +317.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1010.4%
Contains more OtherOther +534.6%

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +268%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.018g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.032g

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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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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