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Currant vs. Kiwi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between currants and kiwi

  • Currants have more iron and fiber; however, kiwi has more vitamin C, vitamin K, and vitamin E.
  • Kiwi's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 57% more.
  • Currants have 3 times more iron than kiwi. Currants have 1mg of iron, while kiwi has 0.31mg.
  • Kiwi has a higher glycemic index than currants.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Currants, red, and white, raw and Kiwifruit, green, 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%
Kiwi
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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% 10% 28% 12% 43% 3.8% 15% 0.39% 13% 1.1%
Contains more IronIron +222.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.5%
~equal in Calcium ~34mg

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 309% 1.3% 29% 0% 6.8% 5.8% 6.4% 11% 15% 0% 101% 19% 4.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +126.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1360%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +185.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +266.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +212.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.063mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~7.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Kiwi DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 92.7mg 57%
Vitamin K 11µg 40.3µg 24%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.46mg 9%
Iron 1mg 0.31mg 9%
Fiber 4.3g 3g 5%
Folate 8µg 25µg 4%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.098mg 4%
Copper 0.107mg 0.13mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.183mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.341mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.025mg 2%
Fructose 3.53g 4.35g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.287g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.063mg 1%
Protein 1.4g 1.14g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.027mg 1%
Phosphorus 44mg 34mg 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.14mg 1%
Potassium 275mg 312mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 17mg 1%
Calories 56kcal 61kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.52g 0%
Carbs 13.8g 14.66g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 11.66g N/A
Calcium 33mg 34mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g 8.99g N/A
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.029g 0%
Choline 7.6mg 7.8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.061mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 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
Kiwi
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 14.66 g
Water: 83.07 g
Other: 0.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.8%
Contains more FatsFats +160%
~equal in Carbs ~14.66g
~equal in Water ~83.07g
~equal in Other ~0.61g

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
Kiwi
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8% 13% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.047 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.287 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +67.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +226.1%

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
Kiwi
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2% 46% 48% 2% 2%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.15 g
Glucose: 4.11 g
Fructose: 4.35 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.19 g
Galactose: 0.17 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +306.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +27.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +23.2%
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. Kiwi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168153/nutrients

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

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