✦ Enriched yeasted dough with dried fruit
✦ Moderate sugar content
✦ Modest iron and B vitamins
✦ More nutritious than plain sweet biscuits
Retail currant buns are enriched yeasted bread rolls made with flour, butter, sugar, eggs, and dried currants. They provide carbohydrate energy, modest protein, and small amounts of iron and B vitamins from the flour and dried fruit. Their sugar content is moderate compared to confectionery. A typical bun weighs 65–80g and provides around 200–240 kcal.
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Preparation note
Lightly toasting a currant bun and spreading with a small amount of butter is a traditional way to serve them. Choose wholemeal versions where available for added fibre.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Currant buns, retail Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
1,185
kJ
Energy
8.00
g
Protein
52.6
g
Carbs
2.20
g
Fibre
5.60
g
Fat
16.0
g
Sugars
1.86
g
Saturates
0.58
g
Salt
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 210 mg | 11% | |
| Chloride | 150 mg | 19% | |
| Calcium | 110 mg | 14% | |
| Phosphorus | 100 mg | 14% | |
| Magnesium | 27.0 mg | 7% | |
| Folate | 12.0 µg | 6% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 2.10 mg | 13% | |
| Iron | 1.90 mg | 14% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.00 mg | 1% | |
| Zinc | 0.600 mg | 6% | |
| Manganese | 0.400 mg | 20% | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-TE) | 0.370 mg | 3% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.220 mg | 20% | |
| Copper | 0.180 mg | 18% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.160 mg | 11% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.110 mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1.97 g | — | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 1.20 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 8.20 g | — | |
| Fructose | 7.00 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 1.50 mg | — | |
| Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) | 0.960 g | — | |
| Omega-3 (Alpha-linolenic acid) | 0.210 g | — | |
| Omega-6 (GLA) | 0.000 g | — | |
| Omega-3 (DHA) — Docosahexaenoic acid | 0.000 g | — | |
| Omega-3 (EPA) — Eicosapentaenoic acid | 0.000 g | — | |
| Omega-3 (SDA) | 0.000 g | — | |
| Omega-3 (DPA n-3) — Docosapentaenoic acid (n-3) | 0.000 g | — | |
| Omega-6 (AA) — Arachidonic acid | 0.000 g | — |
* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.
Primary data source for this entry:
McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021.
All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated.
% Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
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