Persimmon vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are persimmon and currants different?
- Persimmon has more vitamin C and iron than currants.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin C for persimmon is 28% higher.
- Persimmon contains 3 times more iron than currants. While persimmon contains 2.5mg of iron, currants contain only 1mg.
- Currants have a lower glycemic index (25) than persimmon (61).
Persimmons, native, 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +12.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +150% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +22.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +69.2% |
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 CVitamin C | +61% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 66mg | 41mg | 28% |
Iron | 2.5mg | 1mg | 19% |
Fiber | 4.3g | 17% | |
Copper | 0.107mg | 12% | |
Vitamin K | 11µg | 9% | |
Manganese | 0.186mg | 8% | |
Carbs | 33.5g | 13.8g | 7% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.07mg | 5% | |
Calories | 127kcal | 56kcal | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.05mg | 4% | |
Fructose | 3.53g | 4% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 3% | |
Phosphorus | 26mg | 44mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 13mg | 3% | |
Folate | 8µg | 2% | |
Zinc | 0.23mg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 1% | |
Vitamin E | 0.1mg | 1% | |
Calcium | 27mg | 33mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Protein | 0.8g | 1.4g | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.1mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.064mg | 1% | |
Potassium | 310mg | 275mg | 1% |
Choline | 7.6mg | 1% | |
Fats | 0.4g | 0.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 33.5g | 9.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 7.37g | N/A | |
Sodium | 1mg | 1mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 2µg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.017g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.028g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.014mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.041mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.035mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.058mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.045mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.007mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.036mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.042mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.016mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +100% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +142.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +38.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +75% |
Contains more WaterWater | +30.4% |