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Garlic vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between garlic and carambola

  • Carambola has less vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, vitamin B1, zinc, and potassium.
  • Garlic covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 94% more than carambola.
  • Carambola contains 60 times less calcium than garlic. Garlic contains 181mg of calcium, while carambola contains 3mg.
  • The glycemic index of carambola is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Garlic, 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.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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 +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5933.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201.5%
Contains more IronIron +2025%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +866.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4418.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%

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.
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 +1328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +587.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7164.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +87.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.017mg 94%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.037mg 71%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.6µg 25%
Iron 1.7mg 0.08mg 20%
Phosphorus 153mg 12mg 20%
Calcium 181mg 3mg 18%
Copper 0.299mg 0.137mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.014mg 16%
Protein 6.36g 1.04g 11%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.12mg 9%
Carbs 33.06g 6.73g 9%
Potassium 401mg 133mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.016mg 7%
Calories 149kcal 31kcal 6%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.391mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 34.4mg 4%
Fiber 2.1g 2.8g 3%
Choline 23.2mg 7.6mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.367mg 2%
Folate 3µg 12µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 17mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 1g 3.98g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.03g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.184g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 +511.5%
Contains more FatsFats +51.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +391.2%
Contains more OtherOther +188.5%
Contains more WaterWater +56%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +172.7%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.