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Currant vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between currants and corn syrup

  • Corn syrup has less vitamin C, fiber, vitamin K, iron, potassium, and copper than currants.
  • Currants cover your daily need for vitamin C, 46% more than corn syrup.
  • Currants have less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of corn syrup is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Currants, red, and white, raw and Syrups, corn, dark.

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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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +525%
Contains more IronIron +170.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +101.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +475%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +383.3%

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.
Currant
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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 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% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +178.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +75%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Corn syrup DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Carbs 13.8g 77.59g 21%
Fiber 4.3g 0g 17%
Calories 56kcal 286kcal 12%
Vitamin K 11µg 0µg 9%
Iron 1mg 0.37mg 8%
Potassium 275mg 44mg 7%
Sodium 1mg 155mg 7%
Copper 0.107mg 0.053mg 6%
Phosphorus 44mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.009mg 5%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.9µg 4%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.1mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Protein 1.4g 0g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.009mg 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.04mg 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 33mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.011mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 13.3mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.023mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.02mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 77.59g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0g 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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +281.4%
Contains more OtherOther +62.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +462.2%

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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