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Currant vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between currants and green beans?

  • Currants are higher in vitamin C and copper, yet green beans are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 35% more.
  • Currants have 2 times more sugar than green beans. While currants have 7.37g of sugar, green beans have only 3.63g.

We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.4%
Contains more IronIron +53.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.2%
~equal in Zinc ~0.25mg
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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%
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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +322.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +360%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +94%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +514%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +335.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +312.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +122.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 9.7mg 35%
Vitamin K 11µg 47.9µg 31%
Copper 0.107mg 0.057mg 6%
Folate 8µg 33µg 6%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.097mg 4%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.285mg 4%
Potassium 275mg 146mg 4%
Iron 1mg 0.65mg 4%
Fiber 4.3g 3.2g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.614mg 3%
Vitamin A 2µg 32µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.074mg 3%
Choline 7.6mg 16.9mg 2%
Phosphorus 44mg 29mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.46mg 2%
Carbs 13.8g 7.88g 2%
Magnesium 13mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.056mg 1%
Calories 56kcal 35kcal 1%
Protein 1.4g 1.89g 1%
Calcium 33mg 44mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 3.63g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.25mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.074mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.145g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +75.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35%
Contains more FatsFats +40%
Contains more OtherOther +12.3%
~equal in Water ~89.22g

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
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +154.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.8%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.