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Currant vs. Maraschino cherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between currants and maraschino cherries

  • Maraschino cherries have less vitamin C, vitamin K, manganese, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 46% more.
  • Currants have 16 times more manganese than maraschino cherries. Currants have 0.186mg of manganese, while maraschino cherries have 0.012mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Currants, red, and white, raw and Maraschino cherries, canned, drained.

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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 2.9% 16% 1.9% 16% 48% 7.1% 1.3% 0.52% 1.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1209.5%
Contains more IronIron +132.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +13%

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% 0.67% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0.08% 3.2% 1.2% 0% 3.8% 0% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +76.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Maraschino cherry DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Carbs 13.8g 41.97g 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 1.5µg 8%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.012mg 8%
Potassium 275mg 21mg 7%
Iron 1mg 0.43mg 7%
Phosphorus 44mg 3mg 6%
Calories 56kcal 165kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.005mg 5%
Copper 0.107mg 0.143mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Fiber 4.3g 3.2g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Protein 1.4g 0.22g 2%
Magnesium 13mg 4mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 54mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 4.3mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.004mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.21g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 38.77g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 38.77g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.26mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.054mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.049g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.055g 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
42% 57%
Protein: 0.22 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 41.97 g
Water: 57.27 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +536.4%
Contains more WaterWater +46.6%
Contains more OtherOther +97%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.21g

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
27% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75%

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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. Maraschino cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167766/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.