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Horseradish vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between horseradish and carambola

  • Horseradish has more folate, zinc, and calcium; however, carambola is higher in vitamin C, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Horseradish covers your daily sodium needs 18% more than carambola.
  • Carambola contains 19 times less calcium than horseradish. Horseradish contains 56mg of calcium, while carambola contains 3mg.
  • Carambola has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Horseradish, prepared 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 19% 17% 22% 16% 19% 23% 13% 55% 16% 15%
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 +170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85%
Contains more IronIron +425%
Contains more ZincZinc +591.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +240.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +136.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%

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 83% 0% 0.2% 0% 2% 5.5% 7.2% 5.6% 17% 0% 3.3% 43% 3.5%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +329.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +320.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +16.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.367mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horseradish Carambola DV% diff.
Sodium 420mg 2mg 18%
Vitamin C 24.9mg 34.4mg 11%
Folate 57µg 12µg 11%
Copper 0.058mg 0.137mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.391mg 6%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.12mg 6%
Calcium 56mg 3mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.6µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.017mg 4%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.037mg 4%
Magnesium 27mg 10mg 4%
Iron 0.42mg 0.08mg 4%
Potassium 246mg 133mg 3%
Phosphorus 31mg 12mg 3%
Carbs 11.29g 6.73g 2%
Fiber 3.3g 2.8g 2%
Calories 48kcal 31kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.016mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.339g 0.184g 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.014mg 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.33g 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.15mg 1%
Protein 1.18g 1.04g 0%
Net carbs 7.99g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 7.99g 3.98g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.386mg 0.367mg 0%
Choline 6.5mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.13g 0.03g 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
11% 85% 2%
Protein: 1.18 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 11.29 g
Water: 85.08 g
Other: 1.76 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 +13.5%
Contains more FatsFats +109.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.8%
Contains more OtherOther +238.5%
~equal in Water ~91.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 23% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.13 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.339 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 +333.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.9%

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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. Horseradish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173472/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.