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Currant vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between currants and wakame

  • Currants have more vitamin C and fiber; however, wakame is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, copper, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Wakame covers your daily need for manganese, 53% more than currants.
  • Currants have 14 times more vitamin C than wakame. While currants have 41mg of vitamin C, wakame has only 3mg.
  • Currants have less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Currants, red, and white, raw and Seaweed, wakame, 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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +723.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +354.5%
Contains more IronIron +118%
Contains more CopperCopper +165.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +65.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +652.7%
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.
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%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +107.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +989.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2350%
Contains more CholineCholine +82.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.186mg 1.4mg 53%
Folate 8µg 196µg 47%
Vitamin C 41mg 3mg 42%
Sodium 1mg 872mg 38%
Magnesium 13mg 107mg 22%
Copper 0.107mg 0.284mg 20%
Iron 1mg 2.18mg 15%
Fiber 4.3g 0.5g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.23mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.697mg 13%
Calcium 33mg 150mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 1.6mg 9%
Potassium 275mg 50mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin K 11µg 5.3µg 5%
Phosphorus 44mg 80mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.002mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Protein 1.4g 3.03g 3%
Carbs 13.8g 9.14g 2%
Vitamin A 2µg 18µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.06mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.13g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 13.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.218g 1%
Calories 56kcal 45kcal 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.64g 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.38mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g 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
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51%
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.4%
Contains more FatsFats +220%
Contains more OtherOther +1007.7%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

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
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +107.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +147.7%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.