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Tomato paste vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tomato paste and carambola?

  • Tomato paste is richer in iron, vitamin A, vitamin E, potassium, copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, manganese, and vitamin B2, yet carambola is richer in vitamin C.
  • Tomato paste's daily need coverage for iron is 36% higher.
  • Tomato paste has 29 times more vitamin E than carambola. Tomato paste has 4.3mg of vitamin E, while carambola has 0.15mg.

We used Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
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 +320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +662.4%
Contains more IronIron +3625%
Contains more CopperCopper +166.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +425%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +591.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +716.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +783.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%

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.
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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
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 AVitamin A +2433.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +856.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +738.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1170.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +406.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +175.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato paste Carambola DV% diff.
Iron 2.98mg 0.08mg 36%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 0.15mg 28%
Potassium 1014mg 133mg 26%
Copper 0.365mg 0.137mg 25%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 0.367mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.017mg 15%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 34.4mg 14%
Manganese 0.302mg 0.037mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 0.016mg 11%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 0µg 10%
Phosphorus 83mg 12mg 10%
Selenium 5.3µg 0.6µg 9%
Magnesium 42mg 10mg 8%
Vitamin A 76µg 3µg 8%
Protein 4.32g 1.04g 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Choline 38.5mg 7.6mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 0.391mg 5%
Fiber 4.1g 2.8g 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.014mg 4%
Carbs 18.91g 6.73g 4%
Calories 82kcal 31kcal 3%
Calcium 36mg 3mg 3%
Sodium 59mg 2mg 2%
Fats 0.47g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 14.81g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 12.18g 3.98g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Folate 12µg 12µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.1g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.03g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 0.184g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 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 +315.4%
Contains more FatsFats +42.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +181%
Contains more OtherOther +438.5%
Contains more WaterWater +24.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 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 +123.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15%

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.