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USDA NUTRITION REFERENCE

Currant: calories and nutrition

Calories, nutrition facts and serving-size guidance for Currant, centered on Currant — raw. Preparation, salt, fortification, brand and serving variants remain supporting sections.
SELECTED FOOD STATECurrants, red and white, raw
PER 100 G56kcal

moderate calorie density

CPF

QUICK ANSWER

How many calories are in currant?

Currant provides 56 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Currants, red and white, raw.” The same weight contains 1.4 g protein, 13.8 g carbohydrate, 0.2 g fat and 4.3 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, carbohydrate is the leading macronutrient in this record.

THE SOURCE NUMBERS

Currant nutrition facts per 100 g

The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 173964. They share the same 100 g edible-portion basis, so the calorie and macronutrient figures remain internally consistent.

Calories56kcal
Protein1.4g
Carbohydrate13.8g
Fat0.2g
Fibre4.3g

CALCULATED PORTIONS

Calories at different gram weights

These are transparent calculations from the 56-kcal-per-100-g record—not claims that a spoon, piece or cup always weighs the same amount.

50 g28 kcalcalculated gram example
100 g56 kcalUSDA reference basis
150 g84 kcalcalculated gram example
250 g140 kcalcalculated gram example

MACRO PROFILE

What the carbohydrate, protein and fat values mean

13.8 g carbohydrate

Carbohydrate is reported for the selected currants, red and white, raw record. Fibre is included within total carbohydrate where the source reports it.

1.4 g protein

This is the protein amount in 100 g of the selected edible state. It should be compared with foods on the same weight basis.

0.2 g fat

Fat content can shift when oil, skin, sauces, draining, roasting or recipe ingredients differ from the reference description.

4.3 g fibre

This record contains a measurable amount of fibre. Fibre values remain specific to this food state.

ONE CANONICAL FOOD PAGE

Reference state and related variants

Fruit records can change with cultivar, ripeness, edible peel, syrup, drying and juice processing. This page anchors its calculations to one selected record so unlike states are not silently mixed.

SELECTED

Currants, red and white, raw

Chosen as the most common form of this food with all five core values: calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre.

SR Legacy · FDC 173964
Related records kept as supporting variants
  • Currants, european black, raw
  • Currants, red and white, raw
  • Currants, zante, dried

BETTER FOOD LOGGING

How to use this number accurately

  1. Match the state.Use this page only when “Currants, red and white, raw” is a reasonable match for what was eaten.
  2. Use edible grams.Exclude bones, pits, shells, packaging and discarded liquid unless the source description includes them.
  3. Calculate the portion.Multiply edible grams by 0.6 to estimate calories from this exact record.
  4. Add recipe ingredients.Oil, sauces, breading, sweeteners, toppings and preparation losses require a recipe or separate entries.

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SOURCE & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY

Where the nutrition values come from

Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 173964: “Currants, red and white, raw.” The record type is SR Legacy, and values are shown per 100 g edible portion.

Nutrition databases describe reference samples. Natural variation, formulation, preparation and measurement can change an individual serving. This page provides general nutrition information, not medical advice or a food-safety duration.

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