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Gingerbread vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between gingerbread and carambola?

  • Gingerbread is richer in iron, selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2, yet carambola is richer in vitamin C.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 38% higher.
  • Gingerbread has 217 times more saturated fat than carambola. Gingerbread has 4.122g of saturated fat, while carambola has 0.019g.
  • Carambola has a lower glycemic index than gingerbread.

We used Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Carambola, (starfruit), raw types in this comparison.

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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 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
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 +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +230.1%
Contains more IronIron +3500%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +225%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +350%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1745.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2616.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%

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 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 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 AVitamin A +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +912.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +373.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1017.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +34300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.391mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingerbread Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.1mg 34.4mg 38%
Iron 2.88mg 0.08mg 35%
Selenium 16.3µg 0.6µg 29%
Manganese 0.683mg 0.037mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 0.184g 27%
Fats 16.4g 0.33g 25%
Saturated fat 4.122g 0.019g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 0.03g 18%
Calories 356kcal 31kcal 16%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.014mg 15%
Sodium 327mg 2mg 14%
Carbs 49.2g 6.73g 14%
Magnesium 70mg 10mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.017mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Cholesterol 32mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.016mg 11%
Potassium 439mg 133mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.367mg 9%
Calcium 71mg 3mg 7%
Copper 0.195mg 0.137mg 6%
Phosphorus 54mg 12mg 6%
Protein 3.9g 1.04g 6%
Folate 33µg 12µg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.12mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 3µg 1%
Net carbs 49.2g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.391mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0.008mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 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 +275%
Contains more FatsFats +4869.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +631.1%
Contains more OtherOther +380.8%
Contains more WaterWater +226.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 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 +23646.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2191.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.