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Loquat vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are loquat and currants different?

  • Loquat is richer in vitamin A, while currants are higher in vitamin C, fiber, iron, and copper.
  • Currants cover your daily need for vitamin C, 44% more than loquat.
  • Loquat contains 36 times more vitamin A than currants. Loquat contains 1528IU of vitamin A, while currants contain 42IU.

Loquats, raw 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.
Loquat
Loquat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 23% 11% 13% 1.4% 12% 0.13% 19% 3.3%
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 CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more IronIron +257.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +167.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +360%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg
~equal in Potassium ~275mg
~equal in Sodium ~1mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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.
Loquat
Loquat
4
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 3.3% 25% 0% 0% 4.8% 5.5% 3.4% 0% 23% 0% 0% 11% 0%
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 +3700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Loquat Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1mg 41mg 44%
Fiber 1.7g 4.3g 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Iron 0.28mg 1mg 9%
Vitamin A 76µg 2µg 8%
Copper 0.04mg 0.107mg 7%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 44mg 2%
Folate 14µg 8µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.05mg 2%
Protein 0.43g 1.4g 2%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.186mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.04mg 2%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.23mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 33mg 2%
Carbs 12.14g 13.8g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.18mg 0.1mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Calories 47kcal 56kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 10.44g 9.5g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 13mg 0%
Potassium 266mg 275mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.028g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.015mg 0%
Leucine 0.026mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.007mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Loquat
Loquat
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.43 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 12.14 g
Water: 86.73 g
Other: 0.5 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 +225.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.7%
Contains more OtherOther +30%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~83.95g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Loquat
Loquat
1
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.088g

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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. Loquat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169908/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.