Carambola seasoning. In India, the juice is bottled for drinking. Raw carambola fruit is 91% water, 7% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and has negligible fat (table). In a 100 gram reference amount, raw fruit supplies 31 calories and is mainly devoid of significant micronutrient content, except for vitamin C at 41% of the Daily Value. Carambolas contain caramboxin and oxalic acid. Both substances are harmful to individuals suffering from kidney failure, kidney stones, or those under kidney dialysis treatment. Consumption by those with kidney failure can produce hiccups, vomiting, nausea, mental confusion, and sometimes death. Caramboxin is a neurotoxin which is structurally
Common name in English, including “stone curlews”, so the choice of the name “thick-knees” is not easy to defend but is a clear illustration of the hazards of the facile coinage of terminology. For collective nouns for various subjects see a list of collective nouns (e.g. a flock of sheep, pack of wolves) Some organizations have created official lists of common names, or guidelines for creating common names, hoping to standardize the use of common names. For example, the Australian Fish Names List or AFNS was compiled through a process involving work by taxonomic and seafood industry experts, drafted using the CAAB