Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Fruits
  4. Kumquat
  5. Compare
  6. Kumquat vs. Carambola

Kumquat vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are kumquat and carambola different?

  • Kumquat has more fiber, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and vitamin B2 than carambola.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for kumquat is 15% higher.
  • Kumquat contains 21 times more calcium than carambola. While kumquat contains 62mg of calcium, carambola contains only 3mg.
  • Carambola has less sugar.
  • Carambola has a lower glycemic index (45) than kumquat (67).

Kumquats, raw and Carambola, (starfruit), raw are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Kumquat vs Carambola infographic
Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 19% 16% 32% 32% 4.6% 8.1% 1.3% 18% 0%
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 +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.8%
Contains more IronIron +975%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +264.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 146% 0% 5% 3% 9.3% 21% 8% 12% 8.3% 0% 0% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 115% 0% 1% 3% 3.5% 3.7% 6.9% 23% 3.9% 0% 0% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +164.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +462.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kumquat Carambola DV% diff.
Fiber 6.5g 2.8g 15%
Vitamin C 43.9mg 34.4mg 11%
Iron 0.86mg 0.08mg 10%
Calcium 62mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.016mg 6%
Copper 0.095mg 0.137mg 5%
Manganese 0.135mg 0.037mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.208mg 0.391mg 4%
Carbs 15.9g 6.73g 3%
Calories 71kcal 31kcal 2%
Protein 1.88g 1.04g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Potassium 186mg 133mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.014mg 2%
Fats 0.86g 0.33g 1%
Phosphorus 19mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin A 15µg 3µg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.017mg 1%
Folate 17µg 12µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.6g 3.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 378kcal 298kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 141g 323g N/A
Net carbs 9.4g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 9.36g 3.98g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.12mg 0%
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.429mg 0.367mg 0%
Choline 8.4mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.154g 0.03g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.184g 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
2% 16% 81%
Protein: 1.88 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 15.9 g
Water: 80.85 g
Other: 0.51 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 +80.8%
Contains more FatsFats +160.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.3%
Contains more WaterWater +13%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.171 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 +413.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.184g

People also compare

Kumquat
Kumquat vs Mandarin orange
Mandarin orange
Kumquat
Kumquat vs Persimmon
Persimmon
Kumquat
Kumquat vs Lychee
Lychee
Carambola
Carambola vs Passion fruit
Passion fruit
Carambola
Carambola vs Rambutan
Rambutan
Carambola
Carambola vs Lychee
Lychee

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. Kumquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168154/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.