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Ham vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ham and currants different?

  • Ham is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, and phosphorus, while currants are higher in vitamin C.
  • Ham covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 59% more than currants.
  • Currants are lower in cholesterol.
  • Currants have a higher glycemic index (25) than ham (0).

Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted and Currants, red, and white, raw types were 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.
Ham
Ham
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.4% 25% 56% 26% 79% 84% 157% 7% 106%
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 IronIron +48%
Contains more ZincZinc +1152.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +345.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +244.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg
~equal in Potassium ~275mg

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.
Ham
Ham
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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 0% 0% 5% 12% 189% 47% 75% 24% 92% 81% 0% 2.3% 46%
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 EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1785%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +304%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3923%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +529.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1019.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ham Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.754mg 0.04mg 60%
Sodium 1203mg 1mg 52%
Vitamin C 0mg 41mg 46%
Protein 20.93g 1.4g 39%
Selenium 19.5µg 0.6µg 34%
Vitamin B12 0.65µg 0µg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.023mg 0.1mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.07mg 25%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.23mg 24%
Phosphorus 196mg 44mg 22%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Fiber 0g 4.3g 17%
Choline 85.1mg 7.6mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.202mg 0.05mg 12%
Vitamin K 0µg 11µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.81g 0.017g 8%
Fats 5.53g 0.2g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 0.064mg 7%
Manganese 0.054mg 0.186mg 6%
Iron 1.48mg 1mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.62g 0.028g 6%
Calories 145kcal 56kcal 4%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin D 32IU 0IU 4%
Carbs 1.5g 13.8g 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.54g 0.088g 3%
Calcium 8mg 33mg 3%
Copper 0.079mg 0.107mg 3%
Folate 3µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 1.5g 9.5g N/A
Magnesium 14mg 13mg 0%
Potassium 287mg 275mg 0%
Sugar 0g 7.37g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.931mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.918mg 0%
Leucine 1.661mg 0%
Lysine 1.775mg 0%
Methionine 0.553mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.904mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.75mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ham
Ham
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21% 6% 68% 4%
Protein: 20.93 g
Fats: 5.53 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 67.67 g
Other: 4.37 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 +1395%
Contains more FatsFats +2665%
Contains more OtherOther +572.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +820%
Contains more WaterWater +24.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ham
Ham
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36% 53% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.54 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 +9257.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +513.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167871/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.