Carambola vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between carambola and prunes

Carambola is higher in vitamin C; however, prunes are richer in vitamin K, carbs, potassium, fiber, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, manganese, and iron.
Prunes' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 50% higher.
Carambola has 57 times more vitamin C than prunes. While carambola has 34.4mg of vitamin C, prunes have only 0.6mg.
Prunes have a lower glycemic index (29) than carambola (45).

The food types used in this comparison are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Carambola

Prunes

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+310%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+450.4%
Contains more IronIron	+1062.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+105.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+475%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+708.1%

~equal in Sodium ~2mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Carambola

Prunes

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+5633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+264.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1062.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+412.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1105.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.422mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0µg	59.5µg	50%
Vitamin C	34.4mg	0.6mg	38%
Carbs	6.73g	63.88g	19%
Potassium	133mg	732mg	18%
Fiber	2.8g	7.1g	17%
Copper	0.137mg	0.281mg	16%
Fructose		12.45g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.017mg	0.205mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.016mg	0.186mg	13%
Iron	0.08mg	0.93mg	11%
Manganese	0.037mg	0.299mg	11%
Calories	31kcal	240kcal	10%
Vitamin B3	0.367mg	1.882mg	9%
Phosphorus	12mg	69mg	8%
Magnesium	10mg	41mg	7%
Calcium	3mg	43mg	4%
Vitamin A	3µg	39µg	4%
Zinc	0.12mg	0.44mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.014mg	0.051mg	3%
Protein	1.04g	2.18g	2%
Starch		5.11g	2%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.43mg	2%
Folate	12µg	4µg	2%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.3µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.391mg	0.422mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.184g	0.062g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.4g	0.91g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	298kcal	1101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	323g	42g	N/A
Fats	0.33g	0.38g	0%
Net carbs	3.93g	56.78g	N/A
Sugar	3.98g	38.13g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Choline	7.6mg	10.1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.019g	0.088g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.03g	0.053g	0%
Tryptophan	0.008mg	0.025mg	0%
Threonine	0.044mg	0.049mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.044mg	0.041mg	0%
Leucine	0.077mg	0.066mg	0%
Lysine	0.077mg	0.05mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.037mg	0.052mg	0%
Valine	0.05mg	0.056mg	0%
Histidine	0.008mg	0.027mg	0%