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Cranberry sauce vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cranberry sauce and currants

  • Cranberry sauce has more vitamin E; however, currants are higher in vitamin C, fiber, copper, vitamin K, iron, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Currants cover your daily vitamin C needs 44% more than cranberry sauce.
  • Currants contain 9 times less vitamin E than cranberry sauce. Cranberry sauce contains 0.93mg of vitamin E, while currants contain 0.1mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cranberry sauce, canned, sweetened and Currants, red, and white, raw.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 2.5% 15% 8.7% 0.82% 1.7% 0.65% 9.5% 2.2%
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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 +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +882.1%
Contains more IronIron +143.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +311.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +666.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +154.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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 3.3% 0.67% 19% 0% 3.8% 4.8% 1.9% 0% 3.2% 0% 3.5% 0.75% 2.1%
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 +830%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +138.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +685.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cranberry sauce Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1mg 41mg 44%
Fiber 1.1g 4.3g 13%
Carbs 40.4g 13.8g 9%
Copper 0.026mg 0.107mg 9%
Fructose 9.75g 3.53g 8%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 11µg 8%
Potassium 28mg 275mg 7%
Iron 0.41mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.93mg 0.1mg 6%
Phosphorus 4mg 44mg 6%
Manganese 0.073mg 0.186mg 5%
Calories 159kcal 56kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.014mg 0.07mg 4%
Calcium 3mg 33mg 3%
Magnesium 2mg 13mg 3%
Folate 1µg 8µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.05mg 2%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.23mg 2%
Protein 0.9g 1.4g 1%
Choline 3.8mg 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 39.3g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 31.75g 7.37g N/A
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 2µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.007g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.028g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.088g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 58%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 40.4 g
Water: 58.45 g
Other: 0.1 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 CarbsCarbs +192.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.6%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +43.6%
Contains more OtherOther +550%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 16% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.007 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 31% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 17.45 g
Fructose: 9.75 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 4.45 g
Galactose: 0 g
8% 44% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.61 g
Glucose: 3.22 g
Fructose: 3.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +441.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +176.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +510%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cranberry sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173961/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.