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Lima beans vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lima beans and carambola

  • Lima beans have more iron, manganese, folate, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, potassium, and copper; however, carambola is richer in vitamin C.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 38% more.
  • Lima beans contain 30 times more iron than carambola. Lima beans contain 2.39mg of iron, while carambola contains 0.08mg.
  • Carambola has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of carambola is 45, while the glycemic index of lima beans is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 31% 5.1% 45% 90% 78% 26% 48% 0.26% 67% 25%
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 +330%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +282%
Contains more IronIron +2887.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +691.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +825%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1294.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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% 3.6% 0% 40% 13% 7.9% 25% 37% 0% 5% 62% 18%
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 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1050%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +847.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +591.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +327.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.391mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lima beans Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 34.4mg 38%
Iron 2.39mg 0.08mg 29%
Manganese 0.516mg 0.037mg 21%
Folate 83µg 12µg 18%
Fiber 7g 2.8g 17%
Protein 7.8g 1.04g 14%
Phosphorus 111mg 12mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.161mg 0.014mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.017mg 11%
Potassium 508mg 133mg 11%
Copper 0.235mg 0.137mg 11%
Magnesium 43mg 10mg 8%
Zinc 0.95mg 0.12mg 8%
Selenium 4.5µg 0.6µg 7%
Choline 32.5mg 7.6mg 5%
Carbs 20.88g 6.73g 5%
Calories 115kcal 31kcal 4%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.016mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.391mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 13.88g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 3.98g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.421mg 0.367mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.03g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.171g 0.184g 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.411mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.673mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.099mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.449mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.469mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.238mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.8 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.88 g
Water: 69.79 g
Other: 1.15 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 +650%
Contains more FatsFats +15.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +210.3%
Contains more OtherOther +121.2%
Contains more WaterWater +30.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 12% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 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 +13.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.184g

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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. Lima beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174253/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.