White currant

White currant
Hybrid parentageRibes rubrum (red currant)
OriginCentral and Eastern Europe
Currants, red and white, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy234 kJ (56 kcal)
13.8 g
Sugars7.37 g
Dietary fiber4.3 g
0.2 g
1.4 g
Vitamins and minerals
VitaminsQuantity
%DV
Thiamine (B1)
3%
0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
4%
0.05 mg
Niacin (B3)
1%
0.1 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
1%
0.064 mg
Vitamin B6
4%
0.07 mg
Folate (B9)
2%
8 μg
Choline
1%
7.6 mg
Vitamin C
46%
41 mg
Vitamin E
1%
0.1 mg
Vitamin K
9%
11 μg
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Calcium
3%
33 mg
Iron
6%
1 mg
Magnesium
3%
13 mg
Manganese
8%
0.186 mg
Phosphorus
4%
44 mg
Potassium
9%
275 mg
Sodium
0%
1 mg
Zinc
2%
0.23 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Water84 g

Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.

The white currant or whitecurrant is a group of cultivars of the red currant (Ribes rubrum), a species of flowering plant in the family Grossulariaceae, native to Europe.

It is sometimes mislabelled as Ribes glandulosum, called the "skunk currant" in the United States.