Currant vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are currants and seaweed different?
- Currants are higher in vitamin C and fiber; however, seaweed is richer in vitamin K, folate, magnesium, iron, calcium, vitamin B5, and zinc.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin K for seaweed is 46% higher.
- Currants contain 14 times more vitamin C than seaweed. While currants contain 41mg of vitamin C, seaweed contains only 3mg.
- Currants have less sodium.
Currants, red, and white, raw and Seaweed, kelp, raw 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +209% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.6% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +830.8% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +409.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +185% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +21.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +434.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +16.7% |
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 | +1266.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +3400% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +200% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +770% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +25% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +370% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +903.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +500% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +2150% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +68.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin K | 11µg | 66µg | 46% |
| Folate | 8µg | 180µg | 43% |
| Vitamin C | 41mg | 3mg | 42% |
| Magnesium | 13mg | 121mg | 26% |
| Iron | 1mg | 2.85mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 168mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 4.3g | 1.3g | 12% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.064mg | 0.642mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 233mg | 10% |
| Zinc | 0.23mg | 1.23mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.05mg | 0.15mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 275mg | 89mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.07mg | 0.002mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 0.87mg | 5% |
| Fructose | 3.53g | 4% | |
| Copper | 0.107mg | 0.13mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.1mg | 0.47mg | 2% |
| Protein | 1.4g | 1.68g | 1% |
| Choline | 7.6mg | 12.8mg | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.017g | 0.247g | 1% |
| Calories | 56kcal | 43kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.05mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.2g | 0.56g | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.186mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 13.8g | 9.57g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 9.5g | 8.27g | N/A |
| Sugar | 7.37g | 0.6g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 44mg | 42mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 6µg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.7µg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.028g | 0.098g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 0.047g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.048mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.055mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.076mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.083mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.082mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.043mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.072mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.024mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.004g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +44.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +20% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +180% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +916.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -93.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +87.2% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +250% |
