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Dates vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dates and green beans

  • Dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, magnesium, and selenium; however, green beans are richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Green beans cover your daily vitamin K needs 38% more than dates.
  • Green beans have 15 times less selenium than dates. Dates have 3µg of selenium, while green beans have 0.2µg.
  • Dates have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dates is 42, while the glycemic index of green beans is 20.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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
7
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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +349.3%
Contains more IronIron +56.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +261.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +16%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +113.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Manganese ~0.285mg

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
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 1.3% 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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +107.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +695.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2325%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +820%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1674.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +168.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.7µg 47.9µg 38%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 7.88g 22%
Fiber 8g 3.2g 19%
Copper 0.206mg 0.057mg 17%
Potassium 656mg 146mg 15%
Calories 282kcal 35kcal 12%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.074mg 10%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 9.7mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.056mg 8%
Magnesium 43mg 18mg 6%
Iron 1.02mg 0.65mg 5%
Phosphorus 62mg 29mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.2µg 5%
Folate 19µg 33µg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.614mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.46mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.097mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 16.9mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.074mg 2%
Protein 2.45g 1.89g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.145g 1%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.285mg 1%
Calcium 39mg 44mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 4.68g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 3.63g N/A
Zinc 0.29mg 0.25mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.064g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.035mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.6%
Contains more FatsFats +39.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +852.2%
Contains more OtherOther +119.2%
Contains more WaterWater +334.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +227.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +663.2%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/nutrients

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

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