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Garlic vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and currants different?

  • Garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, currants are richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for garlic is 90% higher.
  • Garlic contains 24 times more selenium than currants. While garlic contains 14.2µg of selenium, currants contain only 0.6µg.

Garlic, raw and Currants, red, and white, raw 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.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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 +92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +448.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45.8%
Contains more IronIron +70%
Contains more CopperCopper +179.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +404.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +247.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +798.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%

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.
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +831.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1664.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +547.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.07mg 90%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.186mg 65%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.6µg 25%
Copper 0.299mg 0.107mg 21%
Phosphorus 153mg 44mg 16%
Calcium 181mg 33mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.04mg 13%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 41mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.064mg 11%
Protein 6.36g 1.4g 10%
Iron 1.7mg 1mg 9%
Fiber 2.1g 4.3g 9%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 11µg 8%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.23mg 8%
Carbs 33.06g 13.8g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.05mg 5%
Calories 149kcal 56kcal 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Potassium 401mg 275mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.1mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 13mg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 7.6mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.088g 1%
Sodium 17mg 1mg 1%
Folate 3µg 8µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 1g 7.37g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.028g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 ProteinProtein +354.3%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +139.6%
Contains more OtherOther +130.8%
Contains more WaterWater +43.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +154.5%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.