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Oats vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oats and carambola different?

  • Oats are richer in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, copper, magnesium, zinc, fiber, and vitamin B5, while carambola is higher in vitamin C.
  • Oats cover your daily need for manganese, 212% more than carambola.
  • Oats contain 59 times more iron than carambola. Oats contain 4.72mg of iron, while carambola contains 0.08mg.
  • Oats have a higher glycemic index (59) than carambola (45).

Oats 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.
Oats
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
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 +1670%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +222.6%
Contains more IronIron +5800%
Contains more CopperCopper +356.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3208.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4258.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13186.5%
~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.
Oats
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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% 0% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +5350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +768.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +161.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +245%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oats Carambola DV% diff.
Manganese 4.916mg 0.037mg 212%
Phosphorus 523mg 12mg 73%
Vitamin B1 0.763mg 0.014mg 62%
Iron 4.72mg 0.08mg 58%
Copper 0.626mg 0.137mg 54%
Magnesium 177mg 10mg 40%
Vitamin C 0mg 34.4mg 38%
Zinc 3.97mg 0.12mg 35%
Protein 16.89g 1.04g 32%
Fiber 10.6g 2.8g 31%
Carbs 66.27g 6.73g 20%
Vitamin B5 1.349mg 0.391mg 19%
Calories 389kcal 31kcal 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.535g 0.184g 16%
Folate 56µg 12µg 11%
Fats 6.9g 0.33g 10%
Potassium 429mg 133mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.016mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0.017mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.178g 0.03g 5%
Saturated fat 1.217g 0.019g 5%
Calcium 54mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.961mg 0.367mg 4%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Net carbs 55.67g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.694mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 1.284mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.701mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Oats
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17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 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 +1524%
Contains more FatsFats +1990.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +884.7%
Contains more OtherOther +230.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1011.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Oats
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21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.217 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.178 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.535 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 +7160%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1277.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/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.