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Currant vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between currants and olive?

  • Currants are higher in vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, and manganese, yet olive is higher in iron, copper, vitamin E, and vitamin A.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 45% more.
  • Currants have 34 times more potassium than olive. While currants have 275mg of potassium, olive has only 8mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in currants is lower.

We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3337.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +830%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +230%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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%
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +326.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +685.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1550%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Olive DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0.9mg 45%
Sodium 1mg 735mg 32%
Iron 1mg 3.3mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 7.888g 20%
Copper 0.107mg 0.251mg 16%
Fats 0.2g 10.68g 16%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1.65mg 10%
Potassium 275mg 8mg 8%
Vitamin K 11µg 1.4µg 8%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.02mg 7%
Calcium 33mg 88mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.017g 1.415g 6%
Phosphorus 44mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.009mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.911g 5%
Fiber 4.3g 3.2g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Calories 56kcal 115kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.003mg 3%
Carbs 13.8g 6.26g 3%
Vitamin A 2µg 20µg 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 4mg 2%
Protein 1.4g 0.84g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.015mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 3.06g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.22mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.037mg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 10.3mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 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
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120.4%
Contains more FatsFats +5240%
Contains more OtherOther +243.1%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

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
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28071.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +935.2%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.