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Currant vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between currants and baking powder

  • Currants have more vitamin C, fiber, copper, vitamin K, manganese, and potassium; however, baking powder is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 584% more than currants.
  • Currants have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of baking powder is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Currants, red, and white, raw and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1275%
Contains more CopperCopper +970%
Contains more ZincZinc +2200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1590.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +107.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17706.1%
Contains more IronIron +1002%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4879.5%

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.
Currant
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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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 33mg 5876mg 584%
Sodium 1mg 10600mg 461%
Phosphorus 44mg 2191mg 307%
Iron 1mg 11.02mg 125%
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Fiber 4.3g 0.2g 16%
Copper 0.107mg 0.01mg 11%
Vitamin K 11µg 0µg 9%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.011mg 8%
Potassium 275mg 20mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 13.8g 27.7g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Magnesium 13mg 27mg 3%
Protein 1.4g 0g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.01mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0mg 1%
Calories 56kcal 53kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1579%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.7%
Contains more OtherOther +10253.8%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.