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Currant vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are currants and soba different?

  • Currants are higher in vitamin C, copper, potassium, and iron; however, soba is richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for currants is 46% higher.
  • Currants contain 13 times more copper than soba. While currants contain 0.107mg of copper, soba contains only 0.008mg.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index (25) than soba (46).

Currants, red, and white, raw and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +685.7%
Contains more IronIron +108.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1237.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +91.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101.1%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +410%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +267.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Soba DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Fiber 4.3g 17%
Copper 0.107mg 0.008mg 11%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.374mg 8%
Iron 1mg 0.48mg 7%
Protein 1.4g 5.06g 7%
Potassium 275mg 35mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.094mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Phosphorus 44mg 25mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 60mg 3%
Carbs 13.8g 21.44g 3%
Calcium 33mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.235mg 3%
Calories 56kcal 99kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.026mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 9mg 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.12mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Folate 8µg 7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 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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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more WaterWater +15%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +261.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.4%

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
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183.9%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.026g

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.