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Pitanga (Surinam cherry) vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pitanga (Surinam cherry) and currants

  • Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has more vitamin A; however, currants are richer in vitamin C, iron, and potassium.
  • Currants cover your daily vitamin C needs 16% more than pitanga (Surinam cherry).
  • Currants have 38 times less vitamin A than pitanga (Surinam cherry). Pitanga (Surinam cherry) has 75µg of vitamin A, while currants have 2µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pitanga, (surinam-cherry), raw and Currants, red, and white, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.7% 9.1% 7.5% 0% 0% 4.7% 0.39% 0% 0%
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 CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 88% 0% 25% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 137% 0% 0.67% 2% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3650%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +55.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pitanga (Surinam cherry) Currant DV% diff.
Fiber 4.3g 17%
Vitamin C 26.3mg 41mg 16%
Copper 0.107mg 12%
Iron 0.2mg 1mg 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Vitamin A 75µg 2µg 8%
Manganese 0.186mg 8%
Potassium 103mg 275mg 5%
Phosphorus 11mg 44mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Carbs 7.49g 13.8g 2%
Calcium 9mg 33mg 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Calories 33kcal 56kcal 1%
Protein 0.8g 1.4g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.4g 2.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 413kcal 400kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 303g 179g N/A
Fats 0.4g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 7.49g 9.5g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Sodium 3mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 7.49 g
Water: 90.81 g
Other: 0.5 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 +100%
Contains more ProteinProtein +75%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.2%
~equal in Water ~83.95g

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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. Pitanga (Surinam cherry) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169129/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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