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Currant vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between currants and honey

  • The amount of vitamin C, fiber, vitamin K, copper, iron, potassium, and phosphorus in currants is higher than in honey.
  • Currants cover your daily vitamin C needs 45% more than honey.
  • Currants contain less sugar.
  • Honey has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of honey is 61, while the glycemic index of currants is 25.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Currants, red, and white, raw and Honey.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +428.8%
Contains more IronIron +138.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +197.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +191.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.068mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 3.53g 40.94g 47%
Vitamin C 41mg 0.5mg 45%
Carbs 13.8g 82.4g 23%
Fiber 4.3g 0.2g 16%
Calories 56kcal 304kcal 12%
Vitamin K 11µg 0µg 9%
Copper 0.107mg 0.036mg 8%
Potassium 275mg 52mg 7%
Iron 1mg 0.42mg 7%
Phosphorus 44mg 4mg 6%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.024mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 6mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 2mg 3%
Protein 1.4g 0.3g 2%
Folate 8µg 2µg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 2.2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.038mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 82.12g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.22mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.121mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.068mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.001mg 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
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +366.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +390.9%
Contains more OtherOther +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +497.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 44% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.61 g
Glucose: 3.22 g
Fructose: 3.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Honey
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44% 50% 2% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.89 g
Glucose: 35.75 g
Fructose: 40.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.44 g
Galactose: 3.1 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +45.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1010.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1059.8%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

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

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