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Currant vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between currants and wheat

  • Currants have more vitamin C; however, wheat is richer in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, and magnesium.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 161% more than currants.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat is 50, while the glycemic index of currants is 25.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Currants, red, and white, raw and Wheat, durum.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1007.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.7%
Contains more IronIron +252%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1708.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1054.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1519.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14800%
~equal in Calcium ~34mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +947.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +142%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6638%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1360.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +498.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.6µg 89.4µg 161%
Manganese 0.186mg 3.012mg 123%
Phosphorus 44mg 508mg 66%
Copper 0.107mg 0.553mg 50%
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 6.738mg 41%
Zinc 0.23mg 4.16mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.419mg 32%
Iron 1mg 3.52mg 32%
Magnesium 13mg 144mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.419mg 27%
Protein 1.4g 13.68g 25%
Carbs 13.8g 71.13g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.935mg 17%
Fiber 4.3g 17%
Calories 56kcal 339kcal 14%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Folate 8µg 43µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.978g 6%
Potassium 275mg 431mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.121mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Fats 0.2g 2.47g 3%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.454g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.344g 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 71.13g N/A
Calcium 33mg 34mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +667.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +877.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +415.4%
Contains more OtherOther +173.8%

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1128.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1011.4%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.