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Wheat Bread vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat Bread and currants different?

  • Wheat Bread is higher in selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and folate; however, currants are richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat Bread is 60% higher.
  • Wheat Bread contains 601 times more sodium than currants. While wheat Bread contains 601mg of sodium, currants contain only 1mg.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index (25) than wheat Bread (60).

Bread, wheat, toasted and Currants, red, and white, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +353.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +309%
Contains more CopperCopper +85%
Contains more ZincZinc +539.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +327.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +640.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +997.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +664%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
Contains more CholineCholine +190.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +93%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Currant DV% diff.
Selenium 33.4µg 0.6µg 60%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.186mg 52%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 41mg 45%
Iron 4.09mg 1mg 39%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0.1mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.04mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.05mg 26%
Sodium 601mg 1mg 26%
Protein 12.96g 1.4g 23%
Phosphorus 188mg 44mg 21%
Folate 86µg 8µg 20%
Carbs 55.77g 13.8g 14%
Calories 313kcal 56kcal 13%
Calcium 165mg 33mg 13%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.23mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.088g 11%
Magnesium 59mg 13mg 11%
Copper 0.198mg 0.107mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.064mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.07mg 6%
Fats 4.27g 0.2g 6%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.017g 4%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 11µg 4%
Choline 22.1mg 7.6mg 3%
Fiber 4.7g 4.3g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.028g 2%
Potassium 223mg 275mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 51.07g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 7.37g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +825.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2035%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +304.1%
Contains more OtherOther +326.2%
Contains more WaterWater +246.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3539.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1854.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.