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Carambola vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between carambola and winter melon

  • Carambola has more vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B5, while winter melon has more vitamin B2.
  • Carambola covers your daily need for vitamin C, 24% more than winter melon.
  • Carambola contains 22 times more potassium than winter melon. While carambola contains 133mg of potassium, winter melon contains only 6mg.
  • The amount of sodium in carambola is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw.

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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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +495.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +533.3%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more ZincZinc +408.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +164.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +194%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +587.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carambola Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 13mg 24%
Copper 0.137mg 0.023mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.11mg 7%
Sodium 2mg 111mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 0.133mg 5%
Potassium 133mg 6mg 4%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.61mg 4%
Iron 0.08mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.04mg 2%
Folate 12µg 5µg 2%
Calcium 3mg 19mg 2%
Calories 31kcal 13kcal 1%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.058mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 0.035mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.087g 1%
Protein 1.04g 0.4g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Phosphorus 12mg 19mg 1%
Carbs 6.73g 3g 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.93g 0.1g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.9g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.003mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +160%
Contains more FatsFats +65%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +124.3%
Contains more OtherOther +73.3%
~equal in Water ~96.1g

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +111.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.3%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.