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Currant vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between currants and milk?

  • Currants are richer in vitamin C, fiber, iron, copper, vitamin K, and manganese, yet milk is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin D.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 46% higher.

We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types in this comparison.

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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%
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.3%
Contains more IronIron +3233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +970%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +278.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%

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%
Milk
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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 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +10900%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +270%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +464.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +132.9%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.093mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Fiber 4.3g 0g 17%
Iron 1mg 0.03mg 12%
Copper 0.107mg 0.01mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.185mg 10%
Calcium 33mg 125mg 9%
Vitamin K 11µg 0.1µg 9%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.003mg 8%
Phosphorus 44mg 95mg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 48IU 6%
Vitamin A 2µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.361mg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Selenium 0.6µg 3.3µg 5%
Protein 1.4g 3.37g 4%
Potassium 275mg 150mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 0g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.037mg 3%
Carbs 13.8g 4.99g 3%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.633g 3%
Sodium 1mg 44mg 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.42mg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 17.7mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.277g 1%
Calories 56kcal 42kcal 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.97g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 4.99g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g 5.2g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.093mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

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
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +140.7%
Contains more FatsFats +385%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%
~equal in Water ~89.92g

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
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +151.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +889.3%

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
Milk
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100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 5.2 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.