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Babassu oil vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between babassu oil and dates

  • Babassu oil has more vitamin E, while dates have more fiber, potassium, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Babassu oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 406% higher.
  • Dates contain 382 times less vitamin E than babassu oil. Babassu oil contains 19.1mg of vitamin E, while dates contain 0.05mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in dates is lower.
  • Babassu oil has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of babassu oil is 0, while the glycemic index of dates is 42.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, babassu and Dates, deglet noor.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Dates
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 382% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Dates
9
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +38100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Babassu oil Dates DV% diff.
Saturated fat 81.2g 0.032g 369%
Fats 100g 0.39g 153%
Vitamin E 19.1mg 0.05mg 127%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Calories 884kcal 282kcal 30%
Monounsaturated fat 11.4g 0.036g 28%
Carbs 0g 75.03g 25%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Copper 0.206mg 23%
Potassium 0mg 656mg 19%
Iron 0mg 1.02mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.165mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.589mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.6g 0.019g 11%
Manganese 0.262mg 11%
Magnesium 0mg 43mg 10%
Phosphorus 0mg 62mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.274mg 8%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.066mg 5%
Protein 0g 2.45g 5%
Selenium 0µg 3µg 5%
Calcium 0mg 39mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.052mg 4%
Zinc 0mg 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 0g 63.35g N/A
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Dates
4
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +25541%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 12% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 81.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.6 g
Dates
1
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31566.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8321.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Babassu oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171428/nutrients
  2. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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