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Graham cracker vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between graham cracker and carambola

  • Graham cracker has more iron, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin K, while carambola has more vitamin C.
  • Graham cracker covers your daily need for iron, 46% more than carambola.
  • The amount of sodium in carambola is lower.
  • Carambola has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of carambola is 45, while the glycemic index of graham cracker is 74.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) 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 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
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 +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.8%
Contains more IronIron +4625%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1441.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2654.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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% 0% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68% 3.2%
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 EVitamin E +906.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1792.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1881.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +817.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +658.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.391mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Graham cracker Carambola DV% diff.
Iron 3.78mg 0.08mg 46%
Manganese 1.019mg 0.037mg 43%
Vitamin C 0mg 34.4mg 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 0.184g 35%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 0.367mg 25%
Phosphorus 185mg 12mg 25%
Carbs 77.66g 6.73g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0.016mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.014mg 21%
Folate 91µg 12µg 20%
Sodium 459mg 2mg 20%
Calories 430kcal 31kcal 20%
Starch 46.56g 19%
Fats 10.6g 0.33g 16%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 0µg 12%
Protein 6.69g 1.04g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.017mg 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.6µg 10%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 0.15mg 9%
Zinc 0.96mg 0.12mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.633g 0.019g 7%
Magnesium 40mg 10mg 7%
Calcium 77mg 3mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 0.03g 6%
Copper 0.17mg 0.137mg 4%
Fiber 3.4g 2.8g 2%
Fructose 0.99g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.391mg 1%
Potassium 170mg 133mg 1%
Net carbs 74.26g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 24.85g 3.98g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.055g 0g N/A
Choline 5.9mg 7.6mg 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 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 +543.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3112.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1053.9%
Contains more OtherOther +219.2%
Contains more WaterWater +2595.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.509 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.388 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 +8263.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2828.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/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.

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