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Okra vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between okra and currants

  • Okra has more manganese, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B3; however, currants have more vitamin C.
  • Okra's daily need coverage for manganese is 26% more.
  • Okra has 17 times more vitamin A than currants. Okra has 716IU of vitamin A, while currants have 42IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Okra, 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.
Okra
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 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 +338.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +148.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +152.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +323.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +61.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~equal in Potassium ~275mg
~equal in Copper ~0.107mg

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.
Okra
10
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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
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 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +170%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +282.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +184.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +78.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Okra Currant DV% diff.
Manganese 0.788mg 0.186mg 26%
Vitamin C 23mg 41mg 20%
Vitamin K 31.3µg 11µg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.04mg 13%
Folate 60µg 8µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.07mg 11%
Magnesium 57mg 13mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.1mg 6%
Calcium 82mg 33mg 5%
Iron 0.62mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin A 36µg 2µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.245mg 0.064mg 4%
Fructose 0.57g 3.53g 4%
Fiber 3.2g 4.3g 4%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.23mg 3%
Phosphorus 61mg 44mg 2%
Carbs 7.45g 13.8g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.05mg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 7.6mg 1%
Potassium 299mg 275mg 1%
Calories 33kcal 56kcal 1%
Protein 1.93g 1.4g 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.1mg 1%
Fats 0.19g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 4.25g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 1.48g 7.37g N/A
Copper 0.109mg 0.107mg 0%
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.028g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.027g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
3
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 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 +37.9%
Contains more OtherOther +30.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Water ~83.95g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
0
37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 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 -34.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +64.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +225.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Okra
1
19% 33% 17% 31%
Starch: 0.34 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 0.32 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
8% 44% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.61 g
Glucose: 3.22 g
Fructose: 3.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +906.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +519.3%
~equal in Sucrose ~0.61g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/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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