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Currant vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between currants and fennel

  • Currants have more vitamin C, while fennel has more vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Fennel's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 43% higher.
  • Fennel contains 3 times less vitamin C than currants. Currants contain 41mg of vitamin C, while fennel contains 12mg.
  • The amount of sugar in fennel is lower.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of currants is 25, while the glycemic index of fennel is 45.

The food types used in this comparison are Currants, red, and white, raw and Fennel, bulb, raw.

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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%
Fennel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +37%
Contains more CopperCopper +62.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Manganese ~0.191mg

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%
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +241.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +480%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +540%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +470.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Fennel DV% diff.
Vitamin K 11µg 62.8µg 43%
Vitamin C 41mg 12mg 32%
Vitamin A 2µg 48µg 5%
Folate 8µg 27µg 5%
Copper 0.107mg 0.066mg 5%
Fiber 4.3g 3.1g 5%
Potassium 275mg 414mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.58mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.232mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.64mg 3%
Iron 1mg 0.73mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.047mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 49mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 52mg 2%
Carbs 13.8g 7.3g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.032mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.169g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 13.2mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 17mg 1%
Calories 56kcal 31kcal 1%
Phosphorus 44mg 50mg 1%
Protein 1.4g 1.24g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 3.93g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.2mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.191mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.068g 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
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89%
Contains more OtherOther +61.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~90.21g

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
Fennel
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28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +142.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.