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Dates vs. Apple juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dates and apple juice

  • Apple juice has less fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B5, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B3 than dates.
  • Dates cover your daily need for fiber, 31% more than apple juice.
  • Dates have 17 times more vitamin B3 than apple juice. While dates have 1.274mg of vitamin B3, apple juice has only 0.073mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Dates, deglet noor and Apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid.

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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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 2.4% 8.9% 4.5% 4% 0.55% 3% 0.52% 9.7% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +760%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +387.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +549.5%
Contains more IronIron +750%
Contains more CopperCopper +1616.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +785.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +254.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2900%

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.
Dates
9
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%
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 3% 0% 0.2% 0% 5.3% 3.9% 1.4% 2.9% 4.2% 0% 0% 0% 0.98%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +147.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +288.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1645.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1102%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +816.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +250%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +125%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Apple juice DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 0.2g 31%
Copper 0.206mg 0.012mg 22%
Carbs 75.03g 11.3g 21%
Fructose 19.56g 5.73g 17%
Potassium 656mg 101mg 16%
Calories 282kcal 46kcal 12%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.018mg 11%
Iron 1.02mg 0.12mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.049mg 11%
Magnesium 43mg 5mg 9%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.074mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.073mg 8%
Phosphorus 62mg 7mg 8%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Protein 2.45g 0.1g 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.1µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.017mg 4%
Calcium 39mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.021mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.9mg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1.8mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 11.1g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 9.62g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.039g 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
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
11% 88%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 11.3 g
Water: 88.24 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2350%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +564%
Contains more OtherOther +595.7%
Contains more WaterWater +329.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
33% 9% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +500%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +105.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
4
38% 31% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 23.84 g
Glucose: 19.87 g
Fructose: 19.56 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.12 g
Galactose: 0 g
13% 27% 60%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.26 g
Glucose: 2.63 g
Fructose: 5.73 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1792.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +655.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +241.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients
  2. Apple juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173933/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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