Prunes vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between prunes and carambola

Prunes are higher in vitamin K, potassium, fiber, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B2, manganese, and iron; however, carambola is richer in vitamin C.
Prunes' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 50% higher.
Prunes have 13 times more vitamin A than carambola. While prunes have 781 IU of vitamin A, carambola has only 61 IU.
Prunes have a lower glycemic index (29) than carambola (45).

The food types used in this comparison are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked 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.

Prunes

Carambola

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+310%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+450.4%
Contains more IronIron	+1062.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+105.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+475%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+708.1%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+100%

~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.

Prunes

Carambola

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+264.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1062.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+412.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1105.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+5633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.391mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	59.5µg	0µg	50%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	34.4mg	38%
Carbs	63.88g	6.73g	19%
Potassium	732mg	133mg	18%
Fiber	7.1g	2.8g	17%
Copper	0.281mg	0.137mg	16%
Fructose	12.45g		16%
Vitamin B6	0.205mg	0.017mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.186mg	0.016mg	13%
Iron	0.93mg	0.08mg	11%
Manganese	0.299mg	0.037mg	11%
Calories	240kcal	31kcal	10%
Vitamin B3	1.882mg	0.367mg	9%
Phosphorus	69mg	12mg	8%
Magnesium	41mg	10mg	7%
Calcium	43mg	3mg	4%
Vitamin A	39µg	3µg	4%
Zinc	0.44mg	0.12mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.014mg	3%
Protein	2.18g	1.04g	2%
Starch	5.11g		2%
Vitamin E	0.43mg	0.15mg	2%
Folate	4µg	12µg	2%
Selenium	0.3µg	0.6µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.422mg	0.391mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.062g	0.184g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.91g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1101kcal	298kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	323g	N/A
Fats	0.38g	0.33g	0%
Net carbs	56.78g	3.93g	N/A
Sugar	38.13g	3.98g	N/A
Sodium	2mg	2mg	0%
Choline	10.1mg	7.6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.088g	0.019g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.053g	0.03g	0%
Tryptophan	0.025mg	0.008mg	0%
Threonine	0.049mg	0.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.041mg	0.044mg	0%
Leucine	0.066mg	0.077mg	0%
Lysine	0.05mg	0.077mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.052mg	0.037mg	0%
Valine	0.056mg	0.05mg	0%
Histidine	0.027mg	0.008mg	0%