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Wheat vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat and currants

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, and magnesium; however, currants are richer in vitamin C.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 161% more than currants.
  • Currants have 67 times less vitamin B3 than wheat . Wheat has 6.738mg of vitamin B3, while currants have 0.1mg.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat is 50, while the glycemic index of currants is 25.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wheat, durum 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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 +1007.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.7%
Contains more IronIron +252%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1708.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1054.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1519.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +947.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +142%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6638%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1360.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +498.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Currant DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.6µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.186mg 123%
Phosphorus 508mg 44mg 66%
Copper 0.553mg 0.107mg 50%
Vitamin C 0mg 41mg 46%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.1mg 41%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.23mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.04mg 32%
Iron 3.52mg 1mg 32%
Magnesium 144mg 13mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.07mg 27%
Protein 13.68g 1.4g 25%
Carbs 71.13g 13.8g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.064mg 17%
Fiber 4.3g 17%
Calories 339kcal 56kcal 14%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Folate 43µg 8µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.088g 6%
Potassium 431mg 275mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.05mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Fats 2.47g 0.2g 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.017g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.028g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 9.5g N/A
Calcium 34mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 +877.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +415.4%
Contains more OtherOther +173.8%
Contains more WaterWater +667.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 +1128.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1011.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.