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Carissa (natal-plum) vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between carissa (natal-plum) and carambola

  • Carissa (natal-plum) is higher than carambola in iron and copper.
  • Carissa (natal-plum)'s daily need coverage for iron is 15% higher.
  • Carissa (natal-plum) has 2 times more carbs than carambola. While carissa (natal-plum) has 13.63g of carbs, carambola has only 6.73g.

The food types used in this comparison are Carissa, (natal-plum), raw and Carambola, (starfruit), raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 23% 49% 70% 0% 3% 0.39% 0% 0%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.5%
Contains more IronIron +1537.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 127% 0% 0.67% 0% 10% 14% 3.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 115% 0% 1% 3% 3.5% 3.7% 6.9% 23% 3.9% 0% 0% 9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +275%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~34.4mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carissa (natal-plum) Carambola DV% diff.
Iron 1.31mg 0.08mg 15%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Copper 0.21mg 0.137mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 8%
Vitamin C 38mg 34.4mg 4%
Potassium 260mg 133mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.016mg 3%
Folate 12µg 3%
Calories 62kcal 31kcal 2%
Carbs 13.63g 6.73g 2%
Manganese 0.037mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.014mg 2%
Protein 0.5g 1.04g 1%
Fats 1.3g 0.33g 1%
Magnesium 16mg 10mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 3mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 1%
Phosphorus 7mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.367mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.017mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.81g 3.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1240kcal 298kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 161g 323g N/A
Net carbs 13.63g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 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
14% 84%
Protein: 0.5 g
Fats: 1.3 g
Carbs: 13.63 g
Water: 84.17 g
Other: 0.4 g
7% 91%
Protein: 1.04 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 6.73 g
Water: 91.38 g
Other: 0.52 g
Contains more FatsFats +293.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +108%
~equal in Water ~91.38g

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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. Carissa (natal-plum) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173952/nutrients
  2. Carambola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171715/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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