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Brown rice vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brown rice and currants

  • Brown rice has more manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and magnesium, while currants have more vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin K.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 46% higher.
  • Currants contain 26 times less vitamin B3 than brown rice. Brown rice contains 2.561mg of vitamin B3, while currants contain 0.1mg.
  • Currants have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of currants is 25, while the glycemic index of brown rice is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked 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 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
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 +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +208.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +423.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +866.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +219.8%
Contains more IronIron +78.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
~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.
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% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
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 +70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +345%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2461%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +493.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 41mg 46%
Manganese 0.974mg 0.186mg 34%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.1mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.04mg 12%
Fiber 1.6g 4.3g 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 11µg 9%
Selenium 5.8µg 0.6µg 9%
Phosphorus 103mg 44mg 8%
Iron 0.56mg 1mg 6%
Magnesium 39mg 13mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.064mg 6%
Potassium 86mg 275mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.07mg 4%
Carbs 25.58g 13.8g 4%
Zinc 0.71mg 0.23mg 4%
Fructose 0g 3.53g 4%
Calories 123kcal 56kcal 3%
Calcium 3mg 33mg 3%
Protein 2.74g 1.4g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 0.088g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.017g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 0.028g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.05mg 1%
Fats 0.97g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 0.24g 7.37g N/A
Copper 0.106mg 0.107mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Folate 9µg 8µg 0%
Choline 9.2mg 7.6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 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 +95.7%
Contains more FatsFats +385%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.4%
Contains more WaterWater +19.5%
Contains more OtherOther +47.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.369 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 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 +1217.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +315.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Starch: 24.79 g
Sucrose: 0.24 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 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 SucroseSucrose +154.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/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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