Black currants, raw leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Black currants, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acerola juice for more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Black currants, raw for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.74 g2.22 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.87 g24.41 g
- Fibermore is better1.3 g—
- Total sugarsless is better19.57 g—
- Total fat1.3 g0.65 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.3 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better13.04 mg3.17 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better421.74 mg511.11 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better43.48 mg87.3 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better2.17 mg2.44 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN52.17 mg38.1 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN6956.52 mg287.3 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

