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Dates vs. Cauliflower — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between dates and cauliflower

  • Dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, iron, and magnesium; however, cauliflower has more vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, and choline.
  • Cauliflower's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 53% more.
  • Dates have 5 times more copper than cauliflower. Dates have 0.206mg of copper, while cauliflower has 0.039mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Cauliflower, 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
9
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 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +186.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.4%
Contains more IronIron +142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +428.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Zinc ~0.27mg

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
1
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 161% 0% 1.6% 0% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43% 24%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +151.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11950%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +474.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +603.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Cauliflower DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 48.2mg 53%
Fiber 8g 2g 24%
Fructose 19.56g 0.97g 23%
Carbs 75.03g 4.97g 23%
Copper 0.206mg 0.039mg 19%
Calories 282kcal 25kcal 13%
Potassium 656mg 299mg 11%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 15.5µg 11%
Folate 19µg 57µg 10%
Iron 1.02mg 0.42mg 8%
Choline 6.3mg 44.3mg 7%
Magnesium 43mg 15mg 7%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.155mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.507mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.6µg 4%
Phosphorus 62mg 44mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.667mg 2%
Calcium 39mg 22mg 2%
Protein 2.45g 1.92g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.184mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 30mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 2.97g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 1.91g N/A
Zinc 0.29mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.034g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.071mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.106mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.056mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.015g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

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% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.6%
Contains more FatsFats +39.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1409.7%
Contains more OtherOther +110.5%
Contains more WaterWater +348.5%

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
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.034g

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
49% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.94 g
Fructose: 0.97 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2013.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1916.5%
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. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/nutrients

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

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