General Information
NameBlackcurrant
Scientific NameRibes nigrum
DescriptionBlackcurrant, with the scientific name Ribes nigrum, is a species of Ribes native to central and northern Europe, and northern Asia. It is widely cultivated commercially and domestically as a temperate fruit crop for its abundant berries. It is less well known in the United States where it has been subject to restrictions as a disease vector for most of the 20th century.
Primary IDFOOD00155
Picture155
Classification
GroupFruits
Sub-GroupBerries
Taxonomy
SuperkingdomEukaryota
KingdomViridiplantae
PhylumStreptophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSaxifragales
FamilyGrossulariaceae
GenusRibes
Speciesnigrum
VarietyNot Available
ITIS ID24488
Wikipedia IDBlackcurrant
Composition
Compounds
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CompoundStructureContent Range AverageReference
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Macronutrients
MacronutrientContent Range AverageReference
Ash0.86000 - 2500.00000 mg/100 g666.810 mg/100 gDTU, USDA
Carbohydrate11000.000 - 49600.000 mg/100 g34240.000 mg/100 gDTU
Fat400.000 - 1300.000 mg/100 g620.000 mg/100 gDTU
Fatty acids0.000 - 700.000 mg/100 g146.667 mg/100 gDTU
Fiber (dietary)0.000 - 5800.000 mg/100 g780.000 mg/100 gDTU
Proteins500.000 - 1500.000 mg/100 g720.000 mg/100 gDTU
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References
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— U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.
— Rothwell JA, Pérez-Jiménez J, Neveu V, Medina-Ramon A, M'Hiri N, Garcia Lobato P, Manach C, Knox K, Eisner R, Wishart D, Scalbert A. (2013) Phenol-Explorer 3.0: a major update of the Phenol-Explorer database to incorporate data on the effects of food processing on polyphenol content. Database, 10.1093/database/bat070.
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.