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Carambola vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carambola and pear

  • Carambola has more vitamin C, vitamin B5, and copper than pear.
  • Carambola's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 33% more.
  • Carambola contains 8 times more vitamin B5 than pear. Carambola contains 0.391mg of vitamin B5, while pear contains 0.049mg.
  • Carambola contains less sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Carambola, (starfruit), raw and Pears, 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.
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%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29.7%
~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.
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%
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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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 91%
Protein: 1.04 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 6.73 g
Water: 91.38 g
Other: 0.52 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +188.9%
Contains more FatsFats +135.7%
Contains more OtherOther +67.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +126.3%
~equal in Water ~83.96g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.184 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +180%

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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. Carambola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171715/nutrients
  2. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.