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Halva vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between halva and carambola?

  • Halva is higher in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, yet carambola is higher in vitamin C.
  • Halva's daily need coverage for copper is 118% more.
  • Halva has 217 times more saturated fat than carambola. While halva has 4.127g of saturated fat, carambola has only 0.019g.

We used Candies, halavah, plain and Carambola, (starfruit), raw types 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.
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
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 +2080%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.6%
Contains more IronIron +5562.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +777.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +3500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4958.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2259.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1816.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%

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.
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 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 +2928.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +678.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1947.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +441.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +34300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Halva Carambola DV% diff.
Copper 1.202mg 0.137mg 118%
Phosphorus 607mg 12mg 85%
Iron 4.53mg 0.08mg 56%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 0.184g 55%
Magnesium 218mg 10mg 50%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 34.4mg 38%
Zinc 4.32mg 0.12mg 38%
Manganese 0.873mg 0.037mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.014mg 34%
Fats 21.52g 0.33g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.017mg 25%
Protein 12.49g 1.04g 23%
Calories 469kcal 31kcal 22%
Selenium 11.5µg 0.6µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 0.03g 20%
Saturated fat 4.127g 0.019g 19%
Carbs 60.49g 6.73g 18%
Vitamin B3 2.856mg 0.367mg 16%
Folate 65µg 12µg 13%
Sodium 195mg 2mg 8%
Fiber 4.5g 2.8g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.088mg 0.016mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 0.391mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Potassium 187mg 133mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Net carbs 55.99g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 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 +1101%
Contains more FatsFats +6421.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +798.8%
Contains more OtherOther +251.9%
Contains more WaterWater +2389.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 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 +27213.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4509.2%
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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.