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Carambola vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between carambola and soba

  • Carambola has more vitamin C and copper; however, soba is higher in manganese and vitamin B1.
  • Carambola covers your daily vitamin C needs 38% more than soba.
  • Soba contains 17 times less copper than carambola. Carambola contains 0.137mg of copper, while soba contains 0.008mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Noodles, japanese, soba, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +280%
Contains more CopperCopper +1612.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +108.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +910.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~9mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.12mg

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%
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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% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +571.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Soba DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 0mg 38%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.374mg 15%
Copper 0.137mg 0.008mg 14%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Protein 1.04g 5.06g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.094mg 7%
Iron 0.08mg 0.48mg 5%
Carbs 6.73g 21.44g 5%
Potassium 133mg 35mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.235mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 60mg 3%
Calories 31kcal 99kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.04mg 2%
Phosphorus 12mg 25mg 2%
Folate 12µg 7µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.51mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.026mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.031g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 21.44g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 9mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.037mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.119mg 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
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +230%
Contains more WaterWater +25.2%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +386.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +218.6%

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
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +493.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.019g

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.