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Avocado vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between avocados and carambola?

  • Avocados are higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin K, folate, fiber, vitamin E, potassium, and vitamin B2, yet carambola is higher in vitamin C.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 27% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in carambola is lower.

We used Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Carambola, (starfruit), raw types in this article.

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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 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
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 +190%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264.7%
Contains more IronIron +587.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +433.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +333.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +283.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 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 33% 0% 2.3% 41% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61%
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 AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1280%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +378.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +712.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +373.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +255.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1411.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +575%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +244%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Carambola DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10mg 34.4mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 0.03g 24%
Fats 14.66g 0.33g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.391mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.017mg 18%
Vitamin K 21µg 0µg 18%
Folate 81µg 12µg 17%
Fiber 6.7g 2.8g 16%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 0.15mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 0.184g 11%
Potassium 485mg 133mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.126g 0.019g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.016mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.367mg 9%
Calories 160kcal 31kcal 6%
Iron 0.55mg 0.08mg 6%
Copper 0.19mg 0.137mg 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 12mg 6%
Magnesium 29mg 10mg 5%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.12mg 5%
Manganese 0.142mg 0.037mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.014mg 4%
Protein 2g 1.04g 2%
Carbs 8.53g 6.73g 1%
Calcium 12mg 3mg 1%
Choline 14.2mg 7.6mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 3.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 298kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 323g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.5 11 N/A
Net carbs 1.83g 3.93g N/A
Sugar 0.66g 3.98g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.037mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.008mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 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 +92.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4342.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.7%
Contains more OtherOther +203.8%
Contains more WaterWater +24.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 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 +32563.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +887%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/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.