Baby food vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between baby food and dates
- Dates have less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin E, zinc, and copper.
- Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 581% more.
- Baby food has 74 times more vitamin E than dates. Baby food has 3.68mg of vitamin E, while dates have 0.05mg.
- Baby food has a higher glycemic index than dates.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +132.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1779.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +4556.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +62.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +727.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +532.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +763.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +50.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -33.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +475% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +7260% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +4588.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +4016.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2624.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +82.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +14.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +126.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +268.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +80% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Iron | 47.5mg | 1.02mg | 581% |
Vitamin B3 | 34.714mg | 1.274mg | 209% |
Vitamin B2 | 2.717mg | 0.066mg | 204% |
Vitamin B1 | 2.438mg | 0.052mg | 199% |
Calcium | 733mg | 39mg | 69% |
Phosphorus | 392mg | 62mg | 47% |
Selenium | 25.9µg | 3µg | 42% |
Vitamin E | 3.68mg | 0.05mg | 24% |
Fructose | 19.56g | 24% | |
Protein | 12.2g | 2.45g | 20% |
Zinc | 2.4mg | 0.29mg | 19% |
Copper | 0.334mg | 0.206mg | 14% |
Magnesium | 100mg | 43mg | 14% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.697g | 0.019g | 11% |
Manganese | 0.262mg | 11% | |
Vitamin B5 | 1.074mg | 0.589mg | 10% |
Potassium | 437mg | 656mg | 6% |
Folate | 43µg | 19µg | 6% |
Fats | 4.4g | 0.39g | 6% |
Calories | 379kcal | 282kcal | 5% |
Choline | 23.2mg | 6.3mg | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.206g | 0.036g | 3% |
Saturated fat | 0.769g | 0.032g | 3% |
Fiber | 7.5g | 8g | 2% |
Vitamin C | 2.3mg | 0.4mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.189mg | 0.165mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 2.7µg | 1% |
Carbs | 73.4g | 75.03g | 1% |
Net carbs | 65.9g | 67.03g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.87g | 63.35g | N/A |
Sodium | 3mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.158mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.4mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.477mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.041mg | 0.084mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.404mg | 0.066mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.24mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.672mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.653mg | 0.071mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.286mg | 0.032mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +398% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1028.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +106.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +206.4% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3250% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +8831.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -95.8% |