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General Information
NameStar fruit
Scientific NameAverrhoa carambola
DescriptionAverrhoa carambola is a species of woody plant in the family Oxalidaceae; it has a number of common names including Carambola and Starfruit. This evergreen tree is native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. A. carambola is a small tree or shrub that grows 5–12 meters tall, with rose to red-purple flowers. The flowers are small and bell-shaped, with five petals that have whitish edges. The flowers are often produced year round under tropical conditions. The tree is cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions for its edible fruits and for medicinal uses.
Primary IDFOOD00023
Picture23
Classification
GroupFruits
Sub-GroupTropical fruits
Taxonomy
SuperkingdomEukaryota
KingdomViridiplantae
PhylumStreptophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderOxalidales
FamilyOxalidaceae
GenusAverrhoa
Speciescarambola
VarietyNot Available
ITIS ID506371
Wikipedia IDAverrhoa carambola
Composition
Compounds
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CompoundStructureContent Range AverageReference
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Macronutrients
MacronutrientContent Range AverageReference
Ash0.52000 - 500.00000 mg/100 g250.260 mg/100 gDTU, USDA
Carbohydrate3900.000 - 6700.000 mg/100 g5300.000 mg/100 gDTU
Fat300.000 - 300.000 mg/100 g300.000 mg/100 gDTU
Fiber (dietary)0.000 - 2800.000 mg/100 g1400.000 mg/100 gDTU
Proteins1000.000 - 1000.000 mg/100 g1000.000 mg/100 gDTU
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References
Content Reference— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).
— Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008).
— U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.