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Currant vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are currants and mussels different?

  • Currants are higher in vitamin C; however, mussels is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mussels is 1000% higher.
  • Currants contain 3 times more vitamin C than mussels. While currants contain 41mg of vitamin C, mussels contains only 13.6mg.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index (25) than mussels (50).

Currants, red, and white, raw and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat are the varieties used in this article.

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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 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +184.6%
Contains more IronIron +572%
Contains more CopperCopper +39.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1060.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +547.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3555.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14833.3%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg
~equal in Potassium ~268mg

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%
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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +201.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +650%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +740%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1384.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 24µg 1000%
Manganese 0.186mg 6.8mg 288%
Selenium 0.6µg 89.6µg 162%
Iron 1mg 6.72mg 72%
Protein 1.4g 23.8g 45%
Phosphorus 44mg 285mg 34%
Vitamin C 41mg 13.6mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.42mg 28%
Zinc 0.23mg 2.67mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.3mg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 56mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.95mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 3mg 18%
Folate 8µg 76µg 17%
Fiber 4.3g 0g 17%
Sodium 1mg 369mg 16%
Vitamin A 2µg 91µg 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1.212g 7%
Fats 0.2g 4.48g 7%
Calories 56kcal 172kcal 6%
Magnesium 13mg 37mg 6%
Copper 0.107mg 0.149mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.85g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.1mg 2%
Carbs 13.8g 7.39g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 1.014g 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 7.39g N/A
Calcium 33mg 33mg 0%
Potassium 275mg 268mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.853mg 0%
Valine 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.044g 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
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86.7%
Contains more WaterWater +37.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1600%
Contains more FatsFats +2140%
Contains more OtherOther +389.2%

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
28% 33% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.212 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3521.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1277.3%

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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. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/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.