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Cranberries vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cranberries and dates?

  • Cranberries are higher in vitamin C, yet dates are higher in iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Cranberries' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 23% more.

We used Cranberry, low bush or lingenberry, raw (Alaska Native) and Dates, deglet noor types in this article.

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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% 7.8% 0% 15% 0% 0% 9% 0% 0% 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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +155%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +195.2%

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% 5% 18% 7.5% 0% 0% 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 B2Vitamin B2 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +218.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cranberries Dates DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.4mg 23%
Copper 0.206mg 23%
Carbs 12.2g 75.03g 21%
Potassium 656mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 12%
Manganese 0.262mg 11%
Calories 55kcal 282kcal 11%
Magnesium 43mg 10%
Iron 0.4mg 1.02mg 8%
Phosphorus 21mg 62mg 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.274mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Protein 0.4g 2.45g 4%
Zinc 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.052mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.066mg 1%
Calcium 26mg 39mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 12.2g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Sodium 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 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
12% 87%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 12.2 g
Water: 86.7 g
Other: 0.2 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 FatsFats +28.2%
Contains more WaterWater +322.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +512.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +515%
Contains more OtherOther +700%

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. Cranberries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169805/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.