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Currant vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between currants and cinnamon

  • Currants have more vitamin C; however, cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, copper, vitamin K, vitamin E, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for cinnamon is 751% higher.
  • Cinnamon has 11 times less vitamin C than currants. Currants have 41mg of vitamin C, while cinnamon has 3.8mg.

Food types used in this article are Currants, red, and white, raw and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +361.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2936.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.7%
Contains more IronIron +732%
Contains more CopperCopper +216.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +695.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9290.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +416.7%

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.
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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +978.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2220%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1232%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +459.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +183.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 0.186mg 17.466mg 751%
Fiber 4.3g 53.1g 195%
Calcium 33mg 1002mg 97%
Iron 1mg 8.32mg 92%
Vitamin C 41mg 3.8mg 41%
Copper 0.107mg 0.339mg 26%
Carbs 13.8g 80.59g 22%
Vitamin K 11µg 31.2µg 17%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 2.32mg 15%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.83mg 15%
Magnesium 13mg 60mg 11%
Calories 56kcal 247kcal 10%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 1.332mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.158mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.358mg 6%
Potassium 275mg 431mg 5%
Selenium 0.6µg 3.1µg 5%
Protein 1.4g 3.99g 5%
Phosphorus 44mg 64mg 3%
Fructose 3.53g 1.11g 3%
Fats 0.2g 1.24g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.022mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.246g 1%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.345g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.041mg 1%
Folate 8µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin A 2µg 15µg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 27.49g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 2.17g N/A
Sodium 1mg 10mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g 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
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +693.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +185%
Contains more FatsFats +520%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +484%
Contains more OtherOther +453.8%

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
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +778.6%

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
48% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2950%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +209.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +218%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.