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Falafel vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are falafel and carambola different?

  • Falafel is richer in iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, copper, potassium, and zinc, while carambola is higher in vitamin C.
  • Falafel covers your daily need for iron, 42% more than carambola.
  • Falafel contains 147 times more sodium than carambola. Falafel contains 294mg of sodium, while carambola contains 2mg.
  • Carambola has a higher glycemic index (45) than falafel (33).

Falafel, home-prepared and Carambola, (starfruit), raw types were used 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 59% 16% 52% 128% 86% 41% 82% 38% 90% 5.5%
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 +720%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +339.8%
Contains more IronIron +4175%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1767.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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 5.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 38% 20% 18% 29% 0% 0% 70% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +942.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +937.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +184.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +635.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +675%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2050%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Falafel Carambola DV% diff.
Iron 3.42mg 0.08mg 42%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 34.4mg 36%
Manganese 0.691mg 0.037mg 28%
Fats 17.8g 0.33g 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 0.184g 27%
Phosphorus 192mg 12mg 26%
Protein 13.31g 1.04g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 0.03g 25%
Folate 93µg 12µg 20%
Magnesium 82mg 10mg 17%
Calories 333kcal 31kcal 15%
Sodium 294mg 2mg 13%
Copper 0.258mg 0.137mg 13%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.12mg 13%
Potassium 585mg 133mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.166mg 0.016mg 12%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Saturated fat 2.383g 0.019g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.014mg 11%
Carbs 31.84g 6.73g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.125mg 0.017mg 8%
Calcium 54mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.044mg 0.367mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.391mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Net carbs 31.84g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 18% 32% 35% 2%
Protein: 13.31 g
Fats: 17.8 g
Carbs: 31.84 g
Water: 34.62 g
Other: 2.43 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 +1179.8%
Contains more FatsFats +5293.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +373.1%
Contains more OtherOther +367.3%
Contains more WaterWater +164%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 61% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.383 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.16 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 +33803.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2160.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Falafel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172455/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.