Currant vs. Persimmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are currants and persimmon different?

Persimmon has more vitamin C and iron than currants.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for persimmon is 28% higher.
Currants have a lower glycemic index (25) than persimmon (61).

Currants, red, and white, raw and Persimmons, native, 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.

Currant

Persimmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+22.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+69.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.7%
Contains more IronIron	+150%

~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.

Currant

Persimmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+61%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	41mg	66mg	28%
Iron	1mg	2.5mg	19%
Fiber	4.3g		17%
Copper	0.107mg		12%
Vitamin K	11µg		9%
Manganese	0.186mg		8%
Carbs	13.8g	33.5g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.07mg		5%
Calories	56kcal	127kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg		4%
Fructose	3.53g		4%
Magnesium	13mg		3%
Phosphorus	44mg	26mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg		3%
Zinc	0.23mg		2%
Folate	8µg		2%
Protein	1.4g	0.8g	1%
Calcium	33mg	27mg	1%
Potassium	275mg	310mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.1mg		1%
Selenium	0.6µg		1%
Vitamin B3	0.1mg		1%
Vitamin B5	0.064mg		1%
Choline	7.6mg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.088g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	0.63g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	400kcal	1588kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	179g	79g	N/A
Fats	0.2g	0.4g	0%
Net carbs	9.5g	33.5g	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%