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Currant vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between currants and chocolate milk?

  • Currants are richer in vitamin C, fiber, iron, and vitamin K, yet chocolate milk is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin D, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 45% higher.
  • Currants have 37 times more vitamin K than chocolate milk. Currants have 11µg of vitamin K, while chocolate milk has 0.3µg.
  • Currants contain less saturated fat.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index than chocolate milk.

We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.7%
Contains more IronIron +316.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +141.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +239.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4455.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3566.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1250%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +224%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +360.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.7%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.037mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0.9mg 45%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Fiber 4.3g 0.8g 14%
Iron 1mg 0.24mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.017g 2.104g 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 0.3µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.162mg 9%
Calcium 33mg 112mg 8%
Phosphorus 44mg 101mg 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.077mg 5%
Fats 0.2g 3.39g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.295mg 5%
Copper 0.107mg 0.065mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Protein 1.4g 3.17g 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Sodium 1mg 60mg 3%
Potassium 275mg 167mg 3%
Vitamin A 2µg 27µg 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.41mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.99g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.04mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.9µg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 17mg 2%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Calories 56kcal 83kcal 1%
Carbs 13.8g 10.34g 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 9.54g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g 9.54g N/A
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.125mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 0mg 1mg 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% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +126.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1595%
Contains more OtherOther +23.1%
~equal in Water ~82.3g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3435.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.9%

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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. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.