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Carambola vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carambola and wheat gluten

  • Carambola has more vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin B5; however, wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 71% more.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64, while the glycemic index of carambola is 45.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Vital wheat gluten.

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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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4633.3%
Contains more IronIron +6400%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +608.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2066.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6516.7%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 1.04g 75.16g 148%
Selenium 0.6µg 39.7µg 71%
Iron 0.08mg 5.2mg 64%
Vitamin C 34.4mg 0mg 38%
Phosphorus 12mg 260mg 35%
Calories 31kcal 370kcal 17%
Calcium 3mg 142mg 14%
Fiber 2.8g 0.6g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0mg 8%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.85mg 7%
Copper 0.137mg 0.182mg 5%
Magnesium 10mg 25mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.81g 4%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Manganese 0.037mg 2%
Fats 0.33g 1.85g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 6.73g 13.79g 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 133mg 100mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.272g 1%
Net carbs 3.93g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 3.98g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.156g 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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +1014.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7126.9%
Contains more FatsFats +460.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104.9%
Contains more OtherOther +92.3%

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +420%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +340.2%

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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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.