Fruit salad vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between fruit salad and currants?
- Fruit salad is higher in vitamin A, yet currants are higher in vitamin C, fiber, iron, and copper.
- Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 42% more.
- Fruit salad has 14 times more vitamin A than currants. While fruit salad has 600IU of vitamin A, currants have only 42IU.
- The glycemic index of currants is lower.
We used Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids and Currants, red, and white, raw types 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +62.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +137.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +300% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +114% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +64.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +214.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -80% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +23.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1400% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +256% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1142.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +263.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +257.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +20.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +159.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +166.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 3.3mg | 41mg | 42% |
Fiber | 1g | 4.3g | 13% |
Vitamin K | 11µg | 9% | |
Iron | 0.25mg | 1mg | 9% |
Copper | 0.05mg | 0.107mg | 6% |
Potassium | 116mg | 275mg | 5% |
Fructose | 3.53g | 4% | |
Phosphorus | 14mg | 44mg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.027mg | 0.07mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.014mg | 0.05mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 30µg | 2µg | 3% |
Protein | 0.51g | 1.4g | 2% |
Manganese | 0.151mg | 0.186mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.011mg | 0.04mg | 2% |
Calcium | 11mg | 33mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.356mg | 0.1mg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.14mg | 0.23mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 8mg | 13mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.011g | 0.088g | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 1% | |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Choline | 7.6mg | 1% | |
Folate | 3µg | 8µg | 1% |
Calories | 50kcal | 56kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.03g | 0.2g | 0% |
Carbs | 13.05g | 13.8g | 0% |
Net carbs | 12.05g | 9.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 7.37g | N/A | |
Sodium | 5mg | 1mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.053mg | 0.064mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.004g | 0.017g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.005g | 0.028g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.51 g
Fats:
0.03 g
Carbs:
13.05 g
Water:
86.15 g
Other:
0.26 g
Protein:
1.4 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
13.8 g
Water:
83.95 g
Other:
0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +174.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +566.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +150% |
~equal in
Carbs
~13.8g
~equal in
Water
~83.95g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.011 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.088 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -76.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +460% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +700% |