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Fennel vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fennel and currants

  • Fennel has more vitamin K and vitamin A, while currants have more vitamin C.
  • Fennel's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 43% higher.
  • Currants contain 23 times less vitamin A than fennel. Fennel contains 963IU of vitamin A, while currants contain 42IU.
  • The amount of sugar in fennel is lower.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of currants is 25, while the glycemic index of fennel is 45.

The food types used in this comparison are Fennel, bulb, raw and Currants, red, and white, 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.
Fennel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +37%
Contains more CopperCopper +62.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
~equal in Manganese ~0.186mg

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.
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +480%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +540%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +470.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +241.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fennel Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin K 62.8µg 11µg 43%
Vitamin C 12mg 41mg 32%
Vitamin A 48µg 2µg 5%
Folate 27µg 8µg 5%
Copper 0.066mg 0.107mg 5%
Fiber 3.1g 4.3g 5%
Potassium 414mg 275mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.064mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.73mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.07mg 2%
Calcium 49mg 33mg 2%
Sodium 52mg 1mg 2%
Carbs 7.3g 13.8g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.05mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 0.088g 1%
Choline 13.2mg 7.6mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 13mg 1%
Calories 31kcal 56kcal 1%
Phosphorus 50mg 44mg 1%
Protein 1.24g 1.4g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 4.2g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 7.37g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.23mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Manganese 0.191mg 0.186mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 0.028g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more OtherOther +61.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~83.95g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fennel
2
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +142.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/nutrients
  2. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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