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Wheat vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wheat and carambola?

  • Wheat is richer in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, and magnesium, yet carambola is richer in vitamin C.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 161% higher.
  • Wheat has 81 times more manganese than carambola. Wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, while carambola has 0.037mg.

We used Wheat, durum 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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 +1340%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1033.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +224.1%
Contains more IronIron +4300%
Contains more CopperCopper +303.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8040.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14800%
~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.
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +2892.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +656.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1736%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2364.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Carambola DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.6µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.037mg 129%
Phosphorus 508mg 12mg 71%
Copper 0.553mg 0.137mg 46%
Iron 3.52mg 0.08mg 43%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.367mg 40%
Vitamin C 0mg 34.4mg 38%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.12mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.014mg 34%
Magnesium 144mg 10mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.017mg 31%
Protein 13.68g 1.04g 25%
Carbs 71.13g 6.73g 21%
Calories 339kcal 31kcal 15%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.391mg 11%
Potassium 431mg 133mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.016mg 8%
Folate 43µg 12µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.184g 5%
Fats 2.47g 0.33g 3%
Calcium 34mg 3mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.019g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.03g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 3.98g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 +1215.4%
Contains more FatsFats +648.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +956.9%
Contains more OtherOther +242.3%
Contains more WaterWater +735.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 +1046.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +431.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.