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Pear vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pear and carambola

  • Carambola has more vitamin C, vitamin B5, and copper than pear.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 33% more.
  • Pear contains 2 times more sugar than carambola. Pear contains 9.75g of sugar, while carambola contains 3.98g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pears, 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.
Pear
Pear
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
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 CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Phosphorus ~12mg

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.
Pear
Pear
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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 14% 0% 0.33% 2.4% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +698%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pear Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.3mg 34.4mg 33%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.391mg 7%
Copper 0.082mg 0.137mg 6%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 0µg 4%
Carbs 15.23g 6.73g 3%
Calories 57kcal 31kcal 1%
Protein 0.36g 1.04g 1%
Magnesium 7mg 10mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 3mg 1%
Potassium 116mg 133mg 1%
Iron 0.18mg 0.08mg 1%
Fiber 3.1g 2.8g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.161mg 0.367mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.017mg 1%
Folate 7µg 12µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.094g 0.184g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.63g 3.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1583kcal 298kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 175g 323g N/A
Fats 0.14g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 12.13g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 9.75g 3.98g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.12mg 0%
Phosphorus 12mg 12mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.15mg 0%
Manganese 0.048mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.014mg 0%
Choline 5.1mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.084g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.011mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.019mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
Pear
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 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 +126.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +188.9%
Contains more FatsFats +135.7%
Contains more OtherOther +67.7%
~equal in Water ~91.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
Pear
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11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 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 +180%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.7%

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.