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Dates vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dates and bell peppers

  • Dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B5, iron, magnesium, manganese, and phosphorus; however, bell peppers are richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Bell peppers cover your daily vitamin C needs 89% more than dates.
  • Bell peppers have 6 times less vitamin B5 than dates. Dates have 0.589mg of vitamin B5, while bell peppers have 0.099mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Peppers, sweet, green, raw.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +330%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +290%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +274.9%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +212.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +123.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +210%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +114.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
5
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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +165.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +494.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +90%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +640%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +174.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.057mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Bell pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 80.4mg 89%
Fiber 8g 1.7g 25%
Fructose 19.56g 1.12g 23%
Carbs 75.03g 4.64g 23%
Copper 0.206mg 0.066mg 16%
Potassium 656mg 175mg 14%
Calories 282kcal 20kcal 13%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.099mg 10%
Iron 1.02mg 0.34mg 9%
Magnesium 43mg 10mg 8%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.122mg 6%
Phosphorus 62mg 20mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.224mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.48mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 7.4µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.028mg 3%
Protein 2.45g 0.86g 3%
Calcium 39mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.37mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Folate 19µg 10µg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.13mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 2.4g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.057mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.058g 0%
Choline 6.3mg 5.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.01mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +184.9%
Contains more FatsFats +129.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1517%
Contains more OtherOther +263.6%
Contains more WaterWater +357.3%

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
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +226.3%

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
5% 49% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.11 g
Glucose: 1.16 g
Fructose: 1.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +21572.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1612.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1646.4%
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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/nutrients

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

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