Currant vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between currants and tamarind?

Currants are richer in vitamin C and vitamin K, yet tamarind is richer in vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, carbs, vitamin B3, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 42% higher.
Currants have 4 times more vitamin K than tamarind. Currants have 11µg of vitamin K, while tamarind has 2.8µg.

We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Tamarinds, raw types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Currant

Tamarind

Contains more CopperCopper	+24.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+130%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+607.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+124.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+128.4%
Contains more IronIron	+180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+156.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+116.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Currant

Tamarind

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1071.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+292.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+970%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+204%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1838%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+123.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.066mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	41mg	3.5mg	42%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.428mg	32%
Iron	1mg	2.8mg	23%
Magnesium	13mg	92mg	19%
Carbs	13.8g	62.5g	16%
Vitamin B3	0.1mg	1.938mg	11%
Potassium	275mg	628mg	10%
Phosphorus	44mg	113mg	10%
Calories	56kcal	239kcal	9%
Manganese	0.186mg		8%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.152mg	8%
Vitamin K	11µg	2.8µg	7%
Calcium	33mg	74mg	4%
Fructose	3.53g		4%
Protein	1.4g	2.8g	3%
Fiber	4.3g	5.1g	3%
Copper	0.107mg	0.086mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.064mg	0.143mg	2%
Folate	8µg	14µg	2%
Fats	0.2g	0.6g	1%
Zinc	0.23mg	0.1mg	1%
Sodium	1mg	28mg	1%
Selenium	0.6µg	1.3µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.017g	0.272g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	400kcal	854kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	179g	42g	N/A
Net carbs	9.5g	57.4g	N/A
Sugar	7.37g	38.8g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.07mg	0.066mg	0%
Choline	7.6mg	8.6mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.028g	0.181g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.088g	0.059g	0%
Tryptophan		0.018mg	0%
Lysine		0.139mg	0%
Methionine		0.014mg	0%