Currant vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between currants and minestrone
- Currants have more vitamin C, fiber, iron, and copper; however, minestrone has more vitamin A.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin C for currants is 45% higher.
- Minestrone has 11 times less fiber than currants. Currants have 4.3g of fiber, while minestrone has 0.4g.
- Currants are lower in sodium.
- Minestrone has a higher glycemic index than currants.
Food types used in this article are Currants, red, and white, raw and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +333.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +135.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +111.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +163.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +109.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +91.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +22.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +34.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +8100% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +81.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +177.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +70.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +2350% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +291% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +118.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +87.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 41mg | 0.5mg | 45% |
Fiber | 4.3g | 0.4g | 16% |
Sodium | 1mg | 254mg | 11% |
Vitamin K | 11µg | 9% | |
Iron | 1mg | 0.38mg | 8% |
Copper | 0.107mg | 0.051mg | 6% |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 49µg | 5% |
Potassium | 275mg | 130mg | 4% |
Fructose | 3.53g | 4% | |
Phosphorus | 44mg | 23mg | 3% |
Carbs | 13.8g | 4.66g | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.07mg | 0.041mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.1mg | 0.391mg | 2% |
Folate | 8µg | 15µg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.46g | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.05mg | 0.018mg | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.064mg | 0.14mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.022mg | 2% |
Calcium | 33mg | 14mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 13mg | 3mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 1% | |
Fats | 0.2g | 1.04g | 1% |
Manganese | 0.186mg | 0.152mg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.017g | 0.23g | 1% |
Choline | 7.6mg | 1% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.028g | 0.29g | 1% |
Zinc | 0.23mg | 0.31mg | 1% |
Protein | 1.4g | 1.77g | 1% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Calories | 56kcal | 34kcal | 1% |
Net carbs | 9.5g | 4.26g | N/A |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 1mg | 0% |
Sugar | 7.37g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.013mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.043mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.054mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.098mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.076mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.064mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.074mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.03mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.4 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
13.8 g
Water:
83.95 g
Other:
0.65 g
Protein:
1.77 g
Fats:
1.04 g
Carbs:
4.66 g
Water:
91.33 g
Other:
1.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +196.1% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +26.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +420% |
Contains more OtherOther | +84.6% |
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Water
~91.33g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.088 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +935.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +422.7% |