Star Fruit
Carambola or starfruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Seychelles.
The fruit is popular throughout Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Micronesia, and parts of East Asia. The tree is also cultivated throughout non-indigenous tropical areas.
Star Fruit Nutrition
Nutritional value per 100 g- Energy - 128 kJ (31 kcal)
- Carbohydrates - 6.73 g
- Sugars - 3.98 g
- Dietary fiber - 2.8 g
- Fat - 0.33 g
- Protein - 1.04 g
Vitamins
- Vitamin A equiv - 66 μg
- Thiamine (B1) - (1%) 0.014 mg
- Riboflavin (B2) - (1%) 0.016 mg
- Niacin (B3) - (2%) 0.367 mg
- Pantothenic acid - (B5) (8%) 0.391 mg
- Vitamin B6 - (1%) 0.017 mg
- Folate (B9) - (3%) 12 μg
- Choline - (2%) 7.6 mg
- Vitamin C - (41%) 34.4 mg
- Vitamin E - (1%) 0.15 mg
Minerals
- Calcium - (0%) 3 mg
- Iron - (1%) 0.08 mg
- Magnesium - (3%) 10 mg
- Manganese - (2%) 0.037 mg
- Phosphorus - (2%) 12 mg
- Potassium - (3%) 133 mg
- Sodium - (0%) 2 mg
- Zinc - (1%) 0.12 mg
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