Fruit
Seeds
Black currant seeds are small and numerous inside each berry—noticeable in whole-fruit jam, less so in fine sieved jelly. They are usually eaten with the fruit; specialty seed oils exist for cosmetics and niche nutrition, not everyday cooking. For velvet sauces and clear jellies, pass cooked fruit through a sieve or food mill. For rustic pies and cordials with body, leave seeds in.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 29.7 g
- Saturated Fat 4.45 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 10.4 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 14.8 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.84 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 35.6 g
- Dietary Fibre 12 g
- Total Sugars 10.3 g
- Complex / starch 0.99 g
- Protein 15.7 g
- Water 15.1 g
- Energy 472 kcal
- Water 15.1 g
- Carbohydrates 35.6 g
- Protein 15.7 g
- Fat 29.7 g
- Saturated Fat 4.45 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 10.4 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 14.8 g
- Omega-3 2.23 g
- Vitamins 38.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.41 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 14.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.29 mg
- Vitamin K 4.8 µg
- Minerals 368 mg
- Major Minerals 367 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.41 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.2 · vitamin-b6: 0.08 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 14.8 · vitamin-e: 0.29 · vitamin-k: 4.8 ·
Minerals
Seeds concentrate oil and protein for germination energy.
History
Jelly bags separated black currant seeds and skins for clear table jellies.
Niche cold-pressed black currant seed oil appeared outside mainstream kitchens.