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Dried Currants

Dried currants are preserved currant fruits commonly used in baking, desserts, grain dishes, and savory stuffings.

Dried currants — illustrative ingredient image

About Dried Currants

Dried currants are fruits preserved by drying, but the term is ambiguous in this description. It can mean dried true currants from the Ribes group or the small dried grape commonly marketed as a currant. These are separate ingredients rather than singular and plural forms of one clearly defined product.

Either type may be used in baking, desserts, preserves, sauces, grain dishes, stuffings, and other sweet or savoury preparations. The pieces are generally wrinkled and chewy, with flavour ranging from distinctly tart to sweet and wine-like. Fruit species, cultivar, drying method, and added ingredients are unspecified.

They may be sold as small dried pieces with a **wrinkled and chewy** texture, but colour, size, density, and flavour depend on whether true currants or dried grapes are intended. They can be used whole or cooked into other foods. Soaking, baking, simmering, and mixing into stuffings or sauces soften or disperse the fruit.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Desserts

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dried currants

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Dried Currants nutrition & diet

Dried Currants nutritional value

Currants, zante, dried

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
290kcal
Protein
3.4g
Carbs
77.0g
Fat
0.2g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use a modest portion of dried currants because dehydration changes their volume and concentrates their natural constituents compared with fresh fruit. Check whether they were sweetened or treated with oil, and consider rinsing or soaking when texture, serving size, or recipe distribution matters.

Compare the right form: Match references to unsweetened or sweetened dried currants, with or without oil treatment, and to the edible fruit portion used.

Diet considerations

Dried currants are plant-derived fruit and generally fit plant-based patterns when sold without added animal ingredients. Compatibility changes if coated with oil, sugar, or confectionery ingredients. Their dried form contributes carbohydrate in a smaller physical volume than fresh fruit, so portion and recipe context matter.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Currants, zante, dried ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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