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Currant vs. Canola oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between currants and canola oil?

  • Currants are richer in vitamin C, fiber, iron, copper, potassium, manganese, and phosphorus, yet canola oil is richer in vitamin E and vitamin K.
  • Canola oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 116% higher.
  • Currants contain less saturated fat.
  • Canola oil has a lower glycemic index than currants.

We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Oil, canola types in this comparison.

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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 0% 349% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 178% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17360%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +548.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Canola oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 28.142g 187%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 63.276g 158%
Fats 0.2g 100g 154%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 17.46mg 116%
Vitamin K 11µg 71.3µg 50%
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Calories 56kcal 884kcal 41%
Saturated fat 0.017g 7.365g 33%
Fiber 4.3g 0g 17%
Iron 1mg 0mg 13%
Copper 0.107mg 0mg 12%
Potassium 275mg 0mg 8%
Manganese 0.186mg 0mg 8%
Phosphorus 44mg 0mg 6%
Carbs 13.8g 0g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Magnesium 13mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Protein 1.4g 0g 3%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 0.2mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 0g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 0g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.395g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 9.137g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 18.64g N/A

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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +49900%

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
7% 64% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.365 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 63.276 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +225885.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31879.5%

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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. Canola oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172336/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.