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Plantain raw vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between plantain raw and carambola?

  • Plantain raw is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin A, potassium, iron, and magnesium, yet carambola is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Plantain raw's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 22% more.
  • Plantain raw has 18 times more vitamin A than carambola. While plantain raw has 1127IU of vitamin A, carambola has only 61IU.
  • The amount of sugar in carambola is lower.

We used Plantains, raw and Carambola, (starfruit), raw 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 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
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 +270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +275.2%
Contains more IronIron +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +183.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~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 61% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1658.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +77.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +87%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.017mg 22%
Vitamin C 18.4mg 34.4mg 18%
Potassium 499mg 133mg 11%
Carbs 31.89g 6.73g 8%
Iron 0.6mg 0.08mg 7%
Magnesium 37mg 10mg 6%
Vitamin A 56µg 3µg 6%
Copper 0.081mg 0.137mg 6%
Calories 122kcal 31kcal 5%
Phosphorus 34mg 12mg 3%
Folate 22µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.391mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.016mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.014mg 3%
Fiber 2.3g 2.8g 2%
Manganese 0.037mg 2%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.6µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 0.367mg 2%
Choline 13.5mg 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.143g 0.019g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.184g 1%
Protein 1.3g 1.04g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 29.59g 3.93g N/A
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 15g 3.98g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.12mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.15mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 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 ProteinProtein +25%
Contains more FatsFats +12.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +373.8%
Contains more OtherOther +123.1%
Contains more WaterWater +40%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
59% 13% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.143 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.184 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +166.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.03g

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. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.