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Mung bean vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mung beans and carambola

  • Mung beans are richer in folate, copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, and potassium, while carambola is higher in vitamin C.
  • Mung beans cover your daily folate needs 153% more than carambola.
  • Mung beans have 84 times more iron than carambola. Mung beans have 6.74mg of iron, while carambola has 0.08mg.
  • Carambola has a higher glycemic index (45) than mung beans (31).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw 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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
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 +1790%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +836.8%
Contains more IronIron +8325%
Contains more CopperCopper +586.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2958.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2697.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%

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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +240%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4335.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1356.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +513.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +388.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2147.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5108.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1188.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +616.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Carambola DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 12µg 153%
Copper 0.941mg 0.137mg 89%
Iron 6.74mg 0.08mg 83%
Fiber 16.3g 2.8g 54%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.014mg 51%
Phosphorus 367mg 12mg 51%
Protein 23.86g 1.04g 46%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.037mg 43%
Magnesium 189mg 10mg 43%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 34.4mg 33%
Potassium 1246mg 133mg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.391mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.017mg 28%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.12mg 23%
Carbs 62.62g 6.73g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.016mg 17%
Choline 97.9mg 7.6mg 16%
Calories 347kcal 31kcal 16%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.6µg 14%
Calcium 132mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.367mg 12%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.15mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 0.184g 1%
Sodium 15mg 2mg 1%
Fats 1.15g 0.33g 1%
Saturated fat 0.348g 0.019g 1%
Net carbs 46.32g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 6.6g 3.98g N/A
Vitamin A 6µg 3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 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 +2194.2%
Contains more FatsFats +248.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +830.5%
Contains more OtherOther +538.5%
Contains more WaterWater +909.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 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 +436.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +108.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%

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. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.