Longan vs. Carambola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between longan and carambola

Longan has more vitamin C and vitamin B2; however, carambola is richer in fiber.
Longan's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 55% more.
Longan contains 9 times more vitamin B2 than carambola. Longan contains 0.14mg of vitamin B2, while carambola contains 0.016mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Longans, raw and Carambola, (starfruit), raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Longan

Carambola

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+62.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+75%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more ZincZinc	+140%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~10mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Longan

Carambola

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+144.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+775%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	84mg	34.4mg	55%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.016mg	10%
Vitamin B5		0.391mg	8%
Fiber	1.1g	2.8g	7%
Potassium	266mg	133mg	4%
Copper	0.169mg	0.137mg	4%
Carbs	15.14g	6.73g	3%
Folate		12µg	3%
Calories	60kcal	31kcal	1%
Protein	1.31g	1.04g	1%
Iron	0.13mg	0.08mg	1%
Zinc	0.05mg	0.12mg	1%
Phosphorus	21mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.15mg	1%
Manganese	0.052mg	0.037mg	1%
Selenium		0.6µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.014mg	1%
Vitamin B6		0.017mg	1%
Choline		7.6mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.184g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	458kcal	298kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	167g	323g	N/A
Fats	0.1g	0.33g	0%
Net carbs	14.04g	3.93g	N/A
Magnesium	10mg	10mg	0%
Calcium	1mg	3mg	0%
Sugar		3.98g	N/A
Sodium	0mg	2mg	0%
Vitamin A		3µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.3mg	0.367mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.019g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.03g	0%
Tryptophan		0.008mg	0%
Threonine	0.034mg	0.044mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.026mg	0.044mg	0%
Leucine	0.054mg	0.077mg	0%
Lysine	0.046mg	0.077mg	0%
Methionine	0.013mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.03mg	0.037mg	0%
Valine	0.058mg	0.05mg	0%
Histidine	0.012mg	0.008mg	0%