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Currant vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between currants and brown rice

  • Currants have more vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin K, while brown rice has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and magnesium.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 46% higher.
  • Brown rice contains 55 times less vitamin K than currants. Currants contain 11µg of vitamin K, while brown rice contains 0.2µg.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of currants is 25, while the glycemic index of brown rice is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Currants, red, and white, raw and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked.

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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 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +219.8%
Contains more IronIron +78.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +208.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +423.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +866.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.106mg

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 0% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +345%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2461%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +493.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Brown rice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.974mg 34%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 2.561mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.178mg 12%
Fiber 4.3g 1.6g 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 0.2µg 9%
Selenium 0.6µg 5.8µg 9%
Phosphorus 44mg 103mg 8%
Iron 1mg 0.56mg 6%
Magnesium 13mg 39mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.38mg 6%
Potassium 275mg 86mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.123mg 4%
Carbs 13.8g 25.58g 4%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.71mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 0g 4%
Calories 56kcal 123kcal 3%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Protein 1.4g 2.74g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.366g 2%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.26g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.369g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.069mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.97g 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 23.98g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 0.24g N/A
Copper 0.107mg 0.106mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Folate 8µg 9µg 0%
Choline 7.6mg 9.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g 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
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +19.5%
Contains more OtherOther +47.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +95.7%
Contains more FatsFats +385%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.4%

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
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.369 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1217.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +315.9%

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
99%
Starch: 24.79 g
Sucrose: 0.24 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +154.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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