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Currant vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are currants and walnut different?

  • Currants are higher in vitamin C; however, walnut is richer in copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for walnut is 164% higher.
  • Currants contain 32 times more vitamin C than walnut. While currants contain 41mg of vitamin C, walnut contains only 1.3mg.
  • Currants have less saturated fat.
  • Walnut has a lower glycemic index (0) than currants (25).

Currants, red, and white, raw and Nuts, walnuts, english 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%
Walnut
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1115.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +197%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.4%
Contains more IronIron +191%
Contains more CopperCopper +1382.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1243.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +686.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1735.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +716.7%

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%
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3053.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +307.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +752.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1025%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +790.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +667.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1125%
Contains more CholineCholine +415.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 47.174g 314%
Copper 0.107mg 1.586mg 164%
Manganese 0.186mg 3.414mg 140%
Fats 0.2g 65.21g 100%
Vitamin C 41mg 1.3mg 44%
Phosphorus 44mg 346mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.537mg 36%
Magnesium 13mg 158mg 35%
Calories 56kcal 654kcal 30%
Saturated fat 0.017g 6.126g 28%
Protein 1.4g 15.23g 28%
Zinc 0.23mg 3.09mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.341mg 25%
Iron 1mg 2.91mg 24%
Folate 8µg 98µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 8.933g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.57mg 10%
Fiber 4.3g 6.7g 10%
Selenium 0.6µg 4.9µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.15mg 8%
Vitamin K 11µg 2.7µg 7%
Calcium 33mg 98mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 1.125mg 6%
Choline 7.6mg 39.2mg 6%
Potassium 275mg 441mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.7mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 0.09g 4%
Carbs 13.8g 13.71g 0%
Net carbs 9.5g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 7.37g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 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
Walnut
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15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +1962.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +987.9%
Contains more FatsFats +32505%
Contains more OtherOther +173.8%
~equal in Carbs ~13.71g

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
Walnut
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10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31803.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53506.8%

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
Walnut
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2% 91% 3% 3%
Starch: 0.06 g
Sucrose: 2.43 g
Glucose: 0.08 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3925%
Contains more FructoseFructose +3822.2%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +298.4%
~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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.