Currants are small dried grapes made from the Black Corinth variety, much smaller and more intensely flavoured than raisins. Like other dried fruit they are concentrated sources of sugar and energy.
We included dried grape products to show how drying concentrates sugar and energy compared with fresh grapes; vitamin C is largely lost in drying, while minerals and fibre concentrate.
Where Currants Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 720 mg | 36% | |
| Calcium | 93.0 mg | 12% | |
| Phosphorus | 71.0 mg | 10% | |
| Magnesium | 30.0 mg | 8% | |
| Chloride | 16.0 mg | 2% | |
| Folate | 4.00 µg | 2% | |
| Iron | 1.30 mg | 9% | |
| Niacin equivalents (NE) | 1.10 mg | 7% | |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 1.00 µg | 0% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.900 mg | 6% | |
| Copper | 0.810 mg | 81% | |
| Manganese | 0.700 mg | 35% | |
| Zinc | 0.300 mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.230 mg | 16% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.160 mg | 15% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 0.070 mg | 1% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.050 mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.000 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 34.4 g | — | |
| Fructose | 33.3 g | — | |
| Maltose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 6.00 µg | — | |
| Biotin (Vitamin B7) | 4.80 µg | 10% | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
How we source and normalise our data →
Phytochemicals
Bioactive plant compounds — not classified as essential nutrients but associated with a range of health benefits.