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Shiitake vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shiitake and carambola different?

  • Shiitake is higher than carambola in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, manganese, zinc, and potassium.
  • Shiitake covers your daily need for vitamin B5, 22% more than carambola.
  • Shiitake contains 17 times more vitamin B6 than carambola. Shiitake contains 0.293mg of vitamin B6, while carambola contains 0.017mg.
  • Carambola has a higher glycemic index (45) than shiitake (32).

Mushrooms, shiitake, raw and Carambola, (starfruit), raw types were used 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 14% 0.6% 27% 15% 47% 28% 48% 1.2% 30% 31%
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 PotassiumPotassium +128.6%
Contains more IronIron +412.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +758.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +833.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +521.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.137mg

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% 0% 6% 3.8% 50% 73% 90% 68% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1256.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +956.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +283.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1623.5%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.014mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shiitake Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 34.4mg 38%
Vitamin B3 3.877mg 0.367mg 22%
Vitamin B5 1.5mg 0.391mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.017mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.016mg 15%
Phosphorus 112mg 12mg 14%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.6µg 9%
Manganese 0.23mg 0.037mg 8%
Zinc 1.03mg 0.12mg 8%
Potassium 304mg 133mg 5%
Iron 0.41mg 0.08mg 4%
Protein 2.24g 1.04g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin D 18IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2.8g 1%
Copper 0.142mg 0.137mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 31kcal 0%
Fats 0.49g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 4.29g 3.93g N/A
Carbs 6.79g 6.73g 0%
Calcium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 2.38g 3.98g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.014mg 0%
Folate 13µg 12µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.189mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.033mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.111mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 2.24 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 6.79 g
Water: 89.74 g
Other: 0.74 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 +115.4%
Contains more FatsFats +48.5%
Contains more OtherOther +42.3%
~equal in Carbs ~6.73g
~equal in Water ~91.38g

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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. Shiitake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169242/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.