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Strawberry vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between strawberries and currants

  • Strawberries have more vitamin C and manganese; however, currants are richer in fiber, iron, vitamin K, and copper.
  • Strawberries cover your daily vitamin C needs 20% more than currants.
  • Currants have 3 times less folate than strawberries. Strawberries have 24µg of folate, while currants have 8µg.
  • Strawberries contain less sugar.
  • Strawberries have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of strawberries is 40, while the glycemic index of currants is 25.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Strawberries, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 14% 15% 16% 3.8% 10% 0.13% 50% 2.2%
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 ManganeseManganese +107.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.7%
Contains more IronIron +143.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +122.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg
~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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 196% 0.33% 5.8% 0% 6% 5.1% 7.2% 7.5% 11% 0% 5.5% 18% 3.1%
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 CVitamin C +43.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +190%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +286%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Strawberry Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin C 58.8mg 41mg 20%
Manganese 0.386mg 0.186mg 9%
Fiber 2g 4.3g 9%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 11µg 7%
Iron 0.41mg 1mg 7%
Copper 0.048mg 0.107mg 7%
Potassium 153mg 275mg 4%
Folate 24µg 8µg 4%
Phosphorus 24mg 44mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.05mg 2%
Carbs 7.68g 13.8g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.07mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.386mg 0.1mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 56kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.125mg 0.064mg 1%
Protein 0.67g 1.4g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.1mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.23mg 1%
Fructose 2.44g 3.53g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 9.5g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 4.89g 7.37g N/A
Starch 0.04g 0%
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Choline 5.7mg 7.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.015g 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.043g 0.028g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.155g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.67 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 7.68 g
Water: 90.95 g
Other: 0.4 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 FatsFats +50%
Contains more ProteinProtein +109%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.7%
Contains more OtherOther +62.5%
~equal in Water ~83.95g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 20% 73%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.043 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.155 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 -11.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +76.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 40% 49%
Starch: 0.04 g
Sucrose: 0.47 g
Glucose: 1.99 g
Fructose: 2.44 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 +29.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +61.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +44.7%
~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. Strawberry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167762/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.