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Nougat vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between nougat and dates

  • Nougat has more vitamin E and vitamin B2; however, dates are higher in fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, and iron.
  • Dates cover your daily need for fiber, 19% more than nougat.
  • Nougat has 55 times more vitamin E than dates. While nougat has 2.77mg of vitamin E, dates have only 0.05mg.
  • Dates have less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, nougat, with almonds 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.
Nougat
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 9.6% 9.3% 22% 45% 11% 24% 4.3% 40% 14%
Dates
8
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 more ZincZinc +44.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +34.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +524.8%
Contains more IronIron +72.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.4%

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.
Nougat
3
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% 0% 55% 0% 3.3% 34% 9% 3.6% 4.6% 1.3% 0% 3.8% 2.8%
Dates
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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 +5440%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +124.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +166.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +881.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +725%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nougat Dates DV% diff.
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Fiber 3.3g 8g 19%
Vitamin E 2.77mg 0.05mg 18%
Potassium 105mg 656mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.165mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 0.589mg 11%
Copper 0.134mg 0.206mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.667g 0.032g 7%
Calories 398kcal 282kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.148mg 0.066mg 6%
Carbs 92.39g 75.03g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.478mg 1.274mg 5%
Iron 0.59mg 1.02mg 5%
Folate 5µg 19µg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.052mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.7µg 2%
Fats 1.67g 0.39g 2%
Manganese 0.304mg 0.262mg 2%
Protein 3.33g 2.45g 2%
Phosphorus 55mg 62mg 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.29mg 1%
Calcium 32mg 39mg 1%
Selenium 2.6µg 3µg 1%
Sodium 33mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 89.09g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 44.97g 63.35g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Choline 5.1mg 6.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nougat
3
3% 2% 92% 2%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 92.39 g
Water: 2.15 g
Other: 0.46 g
Dates
2
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 ProteinProtein +35.9%
Contains more FatsFats +328.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.1%
Contains more WaterWater +854.9%
Contains more OtherOther +247.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nougat
0
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Dates
3
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Nougat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169060/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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