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Papaya vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between papaya and carambola?

  • Papaya is richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate, yet carambola is richer in copper.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 29% higher.
  • Papaya has 16 times more vitamin A than carambola. Papaya has 950IU of vitamin A, while carambola has 61IU.
  • Carambola contains less sugar.

We used Papayas, raw 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.
Papaya
Papaya
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 6% 16% 9.4% 15% 2.2% 4.3% 1% 5.2% 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 +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.8%
Contains more IronIron +212.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +204.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
~equal in Manganese ~0.037mg
~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.
Papaya
Papaya
8
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 203% 16% 6% 0% 5.8% 6.2% 6.7% 11% 8.8% 0% 6.5% 28% 3.3%
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 CVitamin C +77%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +104.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.367mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Papaya Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 60.9mg 34.4mg 29%
Copper 0.045mg 0.137mg 10%
Folate 37µg 12µg 6%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Vitamin A 47µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.391mg 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.8g 4%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 20mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.017mg 2%
Iron 0.25mg 0.08mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.184g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.016mg 1%
Protein 0.47g 1.04g 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 31kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.014mg 1%
Carbs 10.82g 6.73g 1%
Potassium 182mg 133mg 1%
Fats 0.26g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 9.12g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 7.82g 3.98g N/A
Zinc 0.08mg 0.12mg 0%
Phosphorus 10mg 12mg 0%
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.037mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.357mg 0.367mg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.081g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.072g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.016mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.025mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
Papaya
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.47 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 10.82 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.39 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 CarbsCarbs +60.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +121.3%
Contains more FatsFats +26.9%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Water ~91.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Papaya
Papaya
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38% 34% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.081 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.058 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 +140%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +217.2%

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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. Papaya - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169926/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.