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Daikon vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between daikon and dates?

  • Daikon is higher in vitamin C, yet dates are higher in fiber, potassium, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, iron, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
  • Dates' daily need coverage for fiber is 26% more.
  • Daikon has 55 times more vitamin C than dates. While daikon has 22mg of vitamin C, dates have only 0.4mg.

We used Radishes, oriental, raw 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.
Daikon
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Dates
10
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 +168.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +189%
Contains more IronIron +155%
Contains more CopperCopper +79.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +169.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +589.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +328.6%

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.
Daikon
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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
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 +5400%
Contains more FolateFolate +47.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +537%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +326.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +258.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Daikon Dates DV% diff.
Fiber 1.6g 8g 26%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 4.1g 75.03g 24%
Vitamin C 22mg 0.4mg 24%
Potassium 227mg 656mg 13%
Calories 18kcal 282kcal 13%
Copper 0.115mg 0.206mg 10%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.262mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.165mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 0.589mg 9%
Iron 0.4mg 1.02mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.274mg 7%
Phosphorus 23mg 62mg 6%
Magnesium 16mg 43mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.066mg 4%
Selenium 0.7µg 3µg 4%
Protein 0.6g 2.45g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.052mg 3%
Folate 28µg 19µg 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.7µg 2%
Calcium 27mg 39mg 1%
Sodium 21mg 2mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.29mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 2.5g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 63.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.032g 0%
Choline 7.3mg 6.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 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 WaterWater +360.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +308.3%
Contains more FatsFats +290%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1730%
Contains more OtherOther +175.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
2
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +136.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +111.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.032g

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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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