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Drumstick tree vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between drumstick tree and carambola

  • Drumstick tree is richer in vitamin C, manganese, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B5, folate, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while carambola is higher in copper.
  • Drumstick tree covers your daily vitamin C needs 118% more than carambola.
  • Drumstick tree has 10 times more calcium than carambola. Drumstick tree has 30mg of calcium, while carambola has 3mg.
  • Carambola has a higher glycemic index (45) than drumstick tree (0).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Drumstick pods, raw and Carambola, (starfruit), 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 32% 9% 41% 14% 28% 12% 21% 5.5% 34% 3.8%
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 +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +246.6%
Contains more IronIron +350%
Contains more ZincZinc +275%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +316.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%

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 470% 1.3% 0% 0% 13% 17% 12% 48% 28% 0% 0% 33% 0%
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 CVitamin C +309.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +278.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +103.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +605.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drumstick tree Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 141mg 34.4mg 118%
Potassium 461mg 133mg 10%
Manganese 0.259mg 0.037mg 10%
Folate 44µg 12µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.017mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.794mg 0.391mg 8%
Magnesium 45mg 10mg 8%
Copper 0.084mg 0.137mg 6%
Phosphorus 50mg 12mg 5%
Iron 0.36mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.016mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.014mg 3%
Zinc 0.45mg 0.12mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 3mg 3%
Fiber 3.2g 2.8g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.62mg 0.367mg 2%
Sodium 42mg 2mg 2%
Protein 2.1g 1.04g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.184g 1%
Carbs 8.53g 6.73g 1%
Calories 37kcal 31kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 5.33g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.102g 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
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.97 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 +101.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.7%
Contains more OtherOther +86.5%
Contains more FatsFats +65%
~equal in Water ~91.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 74% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.102 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +240%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6033.3%

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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. Drumstick tree - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170483/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.