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Potato chips vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between potato chips and currants

  • Currants have less vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
  • Potato chips cover your daily vitamin E needs 60% more than currants.
  • Currants contain 645 times less saturated fat than potato chips. Potato chips contain 10.96g of saturated fat, while currants contain 0.017g.
  • The glycemic index of potato chips is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 48% 7.2% 113% 61% 102% 30% 71% 1% 57% 44%
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 +415.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +363.6%
Contains more IronIron +63%
Contains more CopperCopper +186%
Contains more ZincZinc +373.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +136.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%

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.
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% 182% 0% 42% 45% 72% 24% 152% 0% 55% 34% 20%
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 +9010%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +317.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +294%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3727%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +528.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +842.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +462.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +393.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato chips Currant DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 12.17g 0.088g 81%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0.1mg 60%
Fats 34.6g 0.2g 53%
Saturated fat 10.96g 0.017g 50%
Vitamin B6 0.66mg 0.07mg 45%
Potassium 1275mg 275mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 9.84g 0.028g 25%
Calories 536kcal 56kcal 24%
Vitamin B3 3.827mg 0.1mg 23%
Histidine 153mg 22%
Copper 0.306mg 0.107mg 22%
Phosphorus 165mg 44mg 17%
Selenium 8.1µg 0.6µg 14%
Magnesium 67mg 13mg 13%
Carbs 52.9g 13.8g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.197mg 0.05mg 11%
Protein 7g 1.4g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.167mg 0.04mg 11%
Manganese 0.44mg 0.186mg 11%
Vitamin C 31.1mg 41mg 11%
Folate 45µg 8µg 9%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 11µg 9%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.23mg 8%
Iron 1.63mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.402mg 0.064mg 7%
Choline 37.5mg 7.6mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Fiber 4.8g 4.3g 2%
Calcium 24mg 33mg 1%
Net carbs 48.1g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 7.37g N/A
Sodium 8mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.253mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.283mg 0%
Leucine 0.419mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.31mg 0%
Valine 0.392mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 35% 53% 2% 4%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 34.6 g
Carbs: 52.9 g
Water: 1.9 g
Other: 3.6 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 +400%
Contains more FatsFats +17200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283.3%
Contains more OtherOther +453.8%
Contains more WaterWater +4318.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.17 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 +35042.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13729.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Potato chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170649/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.