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Dates vs. Brussels sprouts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between dates and Brussels sprouts

  • Dates are higher in fiber, copper, potassium, and vitamin B5, yet Brussels sprouts are higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin E.
  • Brussels sprouts cover your daily vitamin K needs 145% more than dates.
  • Dates contain 3 times more copper than Brussels sprouts. While dates contain 0.206mg of copper, Brussels sprouts contain only 0.07mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Dates, deglet noor and Brussels sprouts, 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
5
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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +87%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.5%
Contains more IronIron +37.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.6%
~equal in Calcium ~42mg

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
2
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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +21150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1660%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +167.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6455.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +221.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +203.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Brussels sprouts DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 153g 1020%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 177µg 145%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 85mg 94%
Fructose 19.56g 0.93g 23%
Carbs 75.03g 8.95g 22%
Fiber 8g 3.8g 17%
Copper 0.206mg 0.07mg 15%
Calories 282kcal 43kcal 12%
Folate 19µg 61µg 11%
Potassium 656mg 389mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.139mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.88mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.309mg 6%
Magnesium 43mg 23mg 5%
Iron 1.02mg 1.4mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.219mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 38µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.745mg 3%
Selenium 3µg 1.6µg 3%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.337mg 3%
Protein 2.45g 3.38g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.09mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 19.1mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 25mg 1%
Phosphorus 62mg 69mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.42mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 5.15g N/A
Calcium 39mg 42mg 0%
Sugar 63.35g 2.2g N/A
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.062g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.076mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
3
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +30%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +738.3%
Contains more OtherOther +16.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38%
Contains more WaterWater +318.9%

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
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +805163.2%

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
21% 37% 42%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.46 g
Glucose: 0.81 g
Fructose: 0.93 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +5082.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2353.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2003.2%
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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/nutrients

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

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