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Carambola vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carambola and garden rhubarb?

  • Carambola is higher in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B5, yet garden rhubarb is higher in vitamin K, calcium, and manganese.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 29% more.
  • Carambola has 7 times more copper than garden rhubarb. While carambola has 0.137mg of copper, garden rhubarb has only 0.021mg.
  • The amount of sugar in garden rhubarb is lower.
  • The glycemic index of garden rhubarb is lower.

We used Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Rhubarb, raw types in this article.

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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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more CopperCopper +552.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.5%
Contains more IronIron +175%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +429.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +83.3%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +330%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +360%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 8mg 29%
Vitamin K 0µg 29.3µg 24%
Copper 0.137mg 0.021mg 13%
Calcium 3mg 86mg 8%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.196mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.085mg 6%
Potassium 133mg 288mg 5%
Fiber 2.8g 1.8g 4%
Iron 0.08mg 0.22mg 2%
Calories 31kcal 21kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.27mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.099g 1%
Folate 12µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.03mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.02mg 1%
Carbs 6.73g 4.54g 1%
Protein 1.04g 0.9g 0%
Fats 0.33g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 2.74g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g 1.1g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.1mg 0%
Phosphorus 12mg 14mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 5µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.053g 0%
Choline 7.6mg 6.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.039g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.6%
Contains more FatsFats +65%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.2%
Contains more OtherOther +44.2%
~equal in Water ~93.61g

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +85.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.