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Currant vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are currants and caper different?

  • Currants are richer in vitamin C and potassium, while caper is higher in copper, vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin E.
  • Caper covers your daily need for sodium, 102% more than currants.
  • Currants contain 10 times more vitamin C than caper. Currants contain 41mg of vitamin C, while caper contains 4.3mg.
  • Currants are lower in sodium.

Currants, red, and white, raw and Capers, canned 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%
Caper
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 12% 3.5% 63% 125% 8.7% 4.3% 306% 10% 6.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +587.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +340%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +138.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +153.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.2%
Contains more IronIron +67%
Contains more CopperCopper +249.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +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%
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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 14% 2.3% 18% 0% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +853.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +137%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +204.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +780%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +178%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +552%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +123.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +187.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 1mg 2348mg 102%
Vitamin C 41mg 4.3mg 41%
Copper 0.107mg 0.374mg 30%
Vitamin K 11µg 24.6µg 11%
Iron 1mg 1.67mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.139mg 7%
Potassium 275mg 40mg 7%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.078mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.88mg 5%
Magnesium 13mg 33mg 5%
Phosphorus 44mg 10mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.023mg 4%
Fiber 4.3g 3.2g 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Folate 8µg 23µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.652mg 3%
Carbs 13.8g 4.89g 3%
Protein 1.4g 2.36g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.018mg 2%
Calories 56kcal 23kcal 2%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.233g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.304g 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.027mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.2µg 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.32mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 40mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.86g 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 0.41g N/A
Choline 7.6mg 6.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.063g 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g 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
Caper
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2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +182.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.6%
Contains more FatsFats +330%
Contains more OtherOther +1136.9%
~equal in Water ~83.85g

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
Caper
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39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.063 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.304 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +125%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +245.5%

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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. Caper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172238/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.