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Currant vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are currants and béchamel sauce different?

  • Currants are higher in vitamin C, fiber, copper, iron, and vitamin K; however, béchamel sauce is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for currants is 45% higher.
  • Currants contain 43 times more fiber than béchamel sauce. While currants contain 4.3g of fiber, béchamel sauce contains only 0.1g.
  • Currants have less saturated fat.

Currants, red, and white, raw and Sauce, homemade, white, thin are the varieties 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 38% 14% 7.9% 4.3% 11% 43% 43% 3.1% 18%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.7%
Contains more IronIron +376.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +723.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +675%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +281.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%

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 2.7% 24% 3.4% 18% 14% 42% 4.9% 20% 9.5% 38% 1.5% 6.8% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5025%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1733.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +70%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +161%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +429.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +85.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0.8mg 45%
Fiber 4.3g 0.1g 17%
Sodium 1mg 328mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Fats 0.2g 6.73g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1.586g 10%
Saturated fat 0.017g 2.152g 10%
Iron 1mg 0.21mg 10%
Copper 0.107mg 0.013mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.184mg 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 0.6µg 9%
Calcium 33mg 126mg 9%
Phosphorus 44mg 101mg 8%
Vitamin A 2µg 73µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 2.67g 7%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.024mg 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.339mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 49IU 6%
Protein 1.4g 3.77g 5%
Selenium 0.6µg 3.3µg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Potassium 275mg 163mg 3%
Calories 56kcal 105kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.041mg 2%
Carbs 13.8g 7.4g 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.42mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.261mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 14.1mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.055mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 7.3g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g 4.78g N/A
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.17mg 0%
Folate 8µg 9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 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
4% 7% 7% 81%
Protein: 3.77 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 7.4 g
Water: 80.66 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +169.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3265%
Contains more OtherOther +121.5%
~equal in Water ~80.66g

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
34% 42% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.586 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9435.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1702.3%

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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

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.