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Currant vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between currants and quince

  • The amount of vitamin C and fiber in currants is higher than in quince.
  • Currants cover your daily vitamin C needs 29% more than quince.
  • Quince has 3 times less calcium than currants. Currants have 33mg of calcium, while quince has 11mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Currants, red, and white, raw and Quinces, raw.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.6%
Contains more IronIron +42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +475%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +173.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Quince DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 15mg 29%
Fiber 4.3g 1.9g 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Manganese 0.186mg 8%
Iron 1mg 0.7mg 4%
Phosphorus 44mg 17mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Copper 0.107mg 0.13mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 11mg 2%
Potassium 275mg 197mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.03mg 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.04mg 2%
Protein 1.4g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 8mg 1%
Carbs 13.8g 15.3g 1%
Folate 8µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.2mg 1%
Calories 56kcal 57kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 13.4g N/A
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 2µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.081mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.05g 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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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +250%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +62.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.9%
~equal in Water ~83.8g

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
Quince
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +76%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.6%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.