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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 and folate, yet carambola is richer in copper.
  • Papaya's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 29% higher.
  • Papaya has 3 times more folate than carambola. Papaya has 37µg of folate, while carambola has 12µg.
  • Carambola contains less sugar.

We used Papayas, raw and Carambola, (starfruit), raw types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Papaya
Papaya
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 203% 0% 16% 6% 5.8% 6.2% 6.7% 11% 8.8% 0% 6.5% 28%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 115% 0% 1% 3% 3.5% 3.7% 6.9% 23% 3.9% 0% 0% 9%
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%
~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%
Vitamin A 47µg 3µg 5%
Fructose 3.73g 5%
Fiber 1.7g 2.8g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.191mg 0.391mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Calcium 20mg 3mg 2%
Iron 0.25mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.017mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Calories 43kcal 31kcal 1%
Protein 0.47g 1.04g 1%
Carbs 10.82g 6.73g 1%
Potassium 182mg 133mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.014mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.016mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.058g 0.184g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 3.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 915kcal 298kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 323g N/A
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%
~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.