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Carambola vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carambola and tea?

  • Carambola is higher in vitamin C, copper, fiber, and vitamin B5, yet tea is higher in manganese.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 38% more.
  • The amount of sugar in tea is lower.
  • The glycemic index of tea is lower.

We used Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +638.9%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +1145.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +959.5%
~equal in Calcium ~3mg

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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1046.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2907.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1600%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2433.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Tea DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 0mg 38%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.392mg 15%
Copper 0.137mg 0.011mg 14%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.013mg 8%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 133mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.032mg 2%
Protein 1.04g 0.06g 2%
Phosphorus 12mg 1mg 2%
Calories 31kcal 1kcal 2%
Carbs 6.73g 0.17g 2%
Magnesium 10mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.33g 0g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.001mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.003mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 0.3mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.08mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.93g 0.17g N/A
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g 0.02g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0g 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
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1633.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3858.8%
Contains more OtherOther +246.7%
~equal in Water ~99.62g

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.