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Marinara sauce vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between marinara sauce and carambola?

  • Marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, and potassium, yet carambola is richer in vitamin C and copper.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 36% higher.

We used Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium and Carambola, (starfruit), raw types in this comparison.

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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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
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 +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.8%
Contains more IronIron +875%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +183.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +270.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
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 AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +281.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +967.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +917.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +80.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1620%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2mg 34.4mg 36%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.367mg 22%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 0.15mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.017mg 12%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 0µg 12%
Iron 0.78mg 0.08mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.391mg 8%
Copper 0.081mg 0.137mg 6%
Potassium 319mg 133mg 5%
Fiber 1.8g 2.8g 4%
Manganese 0.137mg 0.037mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.016mg 3%
Phosphorus 34mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin A 33µg 3µg 3%
Calcium 27mg 3mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 10mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.184g 2%
Fats 1.48g 0.33g 2%
Calories 51kcal 31kcal 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 0.019g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 0.03g 1%
Choline 13.7mg 7.6mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.014mg 1%
Protein 1.41g 1.04g 1%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.12mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 8.06g 6.73g 0%
Net carbs 6.26g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 5.5g 3.98g N/A
Folate 13µg 12µg 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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 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 +35.6%
Contains more FatsFats +348.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.8%
Contains more OtherOther +219.2%
~equal in Water ~91.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 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 +1156.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +176.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.