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Carambola vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carambola and napa cabbage

  • Carambola is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B5, while napa cabbage is higher in iron, folate, and manganese.
  • Carambola covers your daily vitamin C needs 35% more than napa cabbage.
  • Carambola has 11 times more vitamin B5 than napa cabbage. Carambola has 0.391mg of vitamin B5, while napa cabbage has 0.035mg.
  • Carambola has a higher glycemic index (45) than napa cabbage (32).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Cabbage, napa, 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 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +866.7%
Contains more IronIron +825%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +448.6%

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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +975%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +180%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1017.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +117.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 3.2mg 35%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Folate 12µg 43µg 8%
Iron 0.08mg 0.74mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.035mg 7%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.203mg 7%
Copper 0.137mg 0.096mg 5%
Calcium 3mg 29mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.037mg 2%
Carbs 6.73g 2.23g 2%
Calories 31kcal 12kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.466mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.025mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.005mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 13µg 1%
Phosphorus 12mg 19mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 1%
Potassium 133mg 87mg 1%
Protein 1.04g 1.1g 0%
Fats 0.33g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 2.23g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.14mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 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% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
Contains more FatsFats +94.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +201.8%
Contains more OtherOther +205.9%
~equal in Protein ~1.1g
~equal in Water ~96.33g

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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. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/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.