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Currant vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between currants and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch contains less vitamin C, fiber, iron, copper, vitamin K, manganese, potassium, and phosphorus than currants.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for currants is 46% higher.
  • Currants are lower in saturated fat.
  • Butterscotch has a higher glycemic index than currants.

Food types used in this article are Currants, red, and white, raw and Candies, butterscotch.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9066.7%
Contains more IronIron +9900%
Contains more CopperCopper +10600%
Contains more ZincZinc +155.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18500%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +850%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1300%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Butterscotch DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Carbs 13.8g 90.4g 26%
Calories 56kcal 391kcal 17%
Fiber 4.3g 0g 17%
Sodium 1mg 391mg 17%
Copper 0.107mg 0.001mg 12%
Iron 1mg 0.01mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.017g 2.065g 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 0.3µg 9%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.001mg 8%
Potassium 275mg 3mg 8%
Phosphorus 44mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0mg 5%
Fats 0.2g 3.3g 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Calcium 33mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin A 2µg 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.016mg 3%
Protein 1.4g 0.03g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.845g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.012mg 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.09mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.004mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.002mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 80.46g N/A
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.09mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.122g 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1499%
Contains more FatsFats +1550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +555.1%
Contains more OtherOther +56.9%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2917.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38.6%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.