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Corn raw vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between corn raw and carambola?

  • Corn raw is higher in vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, magnesium, vitamin B6, and iron, yet carambola is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 31% more.
  • Corn raw has 11 times more vitamin B1 than carambola. While corn raw has 0.155mg of vitamin B1, carambola has only 0.014mg.

We used Corn, sweet, yellow, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 0.6% 24% 20% 18% 13% 38% 2% 21% 3.3%
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 +270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103%
Contains more IronIron +550%
Contains more ZincZinc +283.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +641.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +340.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 23% 3% 1.4% 0% 39% 13% 33% 43% 21% 0% 0.75% 32% 13%
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 AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1007.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +382.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +447.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more CholineCholine +202.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +405.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn raw Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 6.8mg 34.4mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.155mg 0.014mg 12%
Phosphorus 89mg 12mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.77mg 0.367mg 9%
Copper 0.054mg 0.137mg 9%
Folate 42µg 12µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.717mg 0.391mg 7%
Magnesium 37mg 10mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.017mg 6%
Iron 0.52mg 0.08mg 6%
Manganese 0.163mg 0.037mg 5%
Carbs 18.7g 6.73g 4%
Potassium 270mg 133mg 4%
Protein 3.27g 1.04g 4%
Calories 86kcal 31kcal 3%
Choline 23mg 7.6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.016mg 3%
Fiber 2g 2.8g 3%
Zinc 0.46mg 0.12mg 3%
Fats 1.35g 0.33g 2%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.487g 0.184g 2%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Vitamin A 9µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.15mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.325g 0.019g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.432g 0.03g 1%
Sodium 15mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 16.7g 3.93g N/A
Calcium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 6.26g 3.98g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.129mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.067mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.008mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.468g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 19% 76%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.35 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 76.05 g
Other: 0.63 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 +214.4%
Contains more FatsFats +309.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +177.9%
Contains more OtherOther +21.2%
Contains more WaterWater +20.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 35% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.432 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.487 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 +1340%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +164.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%

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. Corn raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169998/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.