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Cardamom vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cardamom and dates

  • Dates have less manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, vitamin C, copper, phosphorus, and potassium than cardamom.
  • Cardamom covers your daily need for manganese, 1206% more than dates.
  • Cardamom has 53 times more vitamin C than dates. While cardamom has 21mg of vitamin C, dates have only 0.4mg.
  • The glycemic index of dates is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, cardamom 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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
Dates
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +432.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +882.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.6%
Contains more IronIron +1269.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2475.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +187.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10587%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 CVitamin C +5150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +280.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Dates DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 0.262mg 1206%
Iron 13.97mg 1.02mg 162%
Fiber 28g 8g 80%
Zinc 7.47mg 0.29mg 65%
Magnesium 229mg 43mg 44%
Calcium 383mg 39mg 34%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.4mg 23%
Copper 0.383mg 0.206mg 20%
Protein 10.76g 2.45g 17%
Phosphorus 178mg 62mg 17%
Potassium 1119mg 656mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.052mg 12%
Fats 6.7g 0.39g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.066mg 9%
Folate 19µg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.165mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 0.019g 3%
Saturated fat 0.68g 0.032g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 0.036g 2%
Carbs 68.47g 75.03g 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Sodium 18mg 2mg 1%
Calories 311kcal 282kcal 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 1.274mg 1%
Net carbs 40.47g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 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
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
Dates
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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 +339.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1617.9%
Contains more OtherOther +261.9%
Contains more WaterWater +147.9%
~equal in Carbs ~75.03g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
Dates
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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 +2316.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2163.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.