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Currant vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between currants and marinara sauce

  • Currants have more vitamin C and fiber; however, marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
  • Currants cover your daily vitamin C needs 43% more than marinara sauce.
  • Marinara sauce has 2 times less fiber than currants. Currants have 4.3g of fiber, while marinara sauce has 1.8g.
  • Marinara sauce contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Currants, red, and white, raw and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium.

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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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +28.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +83.3%

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6%
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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3817%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +62.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 2mg 43%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 3.917mg 24%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 2.4mg 15%
Fiber 4.3g 1.8g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.173mg 8%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Iron 1mg 0.78mg 3%
Copper 0.107mg 0.081mg 3%
Vitamin A 2µg 33µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.508g 3%
Fats 0.2g 1.48g 2%
Carbs 13.8g 8.06g 2%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.137mg 2%
Vitamin K 11µg 13.9µg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 18mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 27mg 1%
Potassium 275mg 319mg 1%
Phosphorus 44mg 34mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 30mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.061mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 1%
Folate 8µg 13µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 13.7mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.17g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.377g 1%
Calories 56kcal 51kcal 0%
Protein 1.4g 1.41g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 5.5g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.2mg 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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.2%
Contains more FatsFats +640%
Contains more OtherOther +155.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.41g
~equal in Water ~87.39g

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
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1246.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +477.3%

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.