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Currant vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are currants and barley different?

  • Currants are richer in vitamin C, while barley is higher in manganese, selenium, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Barley covers your daily need for manganese, 76% more than currants.

Currants, red, and white, raw and Barley, hulled types were 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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +923.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.4%
Contains more IronIron +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +365.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1104.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +944.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6183.3%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
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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 0% 0.33% 11% 0% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +470%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1515%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +470%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4504%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +340.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 0.186mg 1.943mg 76%
Selenium 0.6µg 37.7µg 67%
Fiber 4.3g 17.3g 52%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.646mg 51%
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Copper 0.107mg 0.498mg 43%
Iron 1mg 3.6mg 33%
Phosphorus 44mg 264mg 31%
Magnesium 13mg 133mg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 4.604mg 28%
Zinc 0.23mg 2.77mg 23%
Protein 1.4g 12.48g 22%
Carbs 13.8g 73.48g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.318mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.285mg 18%
Calories 56kcal 354kcal 15%
Vitamin K 11µg 2.2µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1.108g 7%
Potassium 275mg 452mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.282mg 4%
Fats 0.2g 2.3g 3%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.57mg 3%
Folate 8µg 19µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.482g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.295g 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 56.18g N/A
Calcium 33mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 1mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 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
Barley
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12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +789.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +791.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1050%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +432.5%
Contains more OtherOther +253.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +953.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1159.1%

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. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/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.