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Currant vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are currants and garlic different?

  • Currants are higher in vitamin C and fiber; however, garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for garlic is 90% higher.
  • Currants contain 2 times more fiber than garlic. While currants contain 4.3g of fiber, garlic contains only 2.1g.

Currants, red, and white, raw and Garlic, raw are the varieties 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%
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +448.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.8%
Contains more IronIron +70%
Contains more CopperCopper +179.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +404.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +247.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +798.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2266.7%

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%
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +547.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +831.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1664.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +205.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 1.235mg 90%
Manganese 0.186mg 1.672mg 65%
Selenium 0.6µg 14.2µg 25%
Copper 0.107mg 0.299mg 21%
Phosphorus 44mg 153mg 16%
Calcium 33mg 181mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.2mg 13%
Vitamin C 41mg 31.2mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.596mg 11%
Protein 1.4g 6.36g 10%
Iron 1mg 1.7mg 9%
Fiber 4.3g 2.1g 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 1.7µg 8%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.16mg 8%
Carbs 13.8g 33.06g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.11mg 5%
Calories 56kcal 149kcal 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Potassium 275mg 401mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.7mg 4%
Magnesium 13mg 25mg 3%
Choline 7.6mg 23.2mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.249g 1%
Sodium 1mg 17mg 1%
Folate 8µg 3µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 1g N/A
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 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
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +43.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +354.3%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +139.6%
Contains more OtherOther +130.8%

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
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +154.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.