Nutrition facts · Fruit
Calories in Currants (dried)
Dried currants have 290 calories per 100 g, and a 1 cup serving (144 g) has 418 calories. Nearly all of those calories come from carbohydrates, mostly natural sugar, with very little protein and almost no fat.
Calories come from: Carbs 95% · Fat 1% · Protein 4%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 290 kcal | 3.4 g | 77 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 cup | 144 g | 418 kcal | 4.9 g | 110.9 g | 0.3 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 290 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 3.4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 77 g |
| of which sugars | 62.3 g |
| Fiber | 4.4 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| of which saturated | 0.1 g |
| Sodium | 43 mg |
What changes the calories
- Drying removes water and concentrates the fruit's sugar, so dried currants have far more calories per gram than fresh ones.
- How tightly you pack a measuring cup changes how many grams, and therefore calories, you actually get.
- Some dried fruit is coated with oil or sugar to keep it from sticking, which adds calories beyond the plain fruit.
- Because they are small and easy to eat by the handful, portions often end up larger than intended.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh currants on a kitchen scale rather than using cups, since small differences in packing add up quickly with such a calorie-dense food.
- When baking, log the currants you add to the whole recipe, then divide by the number of portions you actually serve.
- In BerryFit, search for dried currants specifically rather than fresh currants so the entry matches what you ate.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a cup of dried currants?
A 1 cup serving of dried currants (144 g) has 418 calories, with 110.9 g of carbs, 4.9 g of protein and 0.3 g of fat.
Are dried currants lower in calories than raisins?
Slightly. Dried currants have 290 calories per 100 g, while raisins have 299 calories per 100 g, so they are very close.
How much sugar is in dried currants?
Dried currants contain 62.3 g of sugar per 100 g, which accounts for most of their 77 g of carbohydrates.
Do dried currants have fiber?
Yes, dried currants have 4.4 g of fiber per 100 g.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Currants, zante, dried, FDC ID 171724); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
