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Dates vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dates and chicken soup different?

  • Dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than chicken soup.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for dates is 32% higher.
  • Dates contain 40 times more sugar than chicken soup. While dates contain 63.35g of sugar, chicken soup contains only 1.58g.

Dates, deglet noor and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared are the varieties used in this article.

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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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +975%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +524.8%
Contains more IronIron +385.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +281.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.4%

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
7
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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +170.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1250%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +46%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Chicken soup DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 3.53g 24%
Copper 0.206mg 0.054mg 17%
Potassium 656mg 105mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 12%
Calories 282kcal 36kcal 12%
Manganese 0.262mg 11%
Iron 1.02mg 0.21mg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 4mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.061mg 8%
Sodium 2mg 143mg 6%
Phosphorus 62mg 27mg 5%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Calcium 39mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 1.584mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0.2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.213g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.582g 1%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.321g 1%
Choline 6.3mg 9.2mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 1.2g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.085mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.14mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.035mg 1%
Selenium 3µg 2.2µg 1%
Protein 2.45g 2.52g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 3.53g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 1.58g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.03mg 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
2
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2025.5%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +207.7%
Contains more WaterWater +348.9%
~equal in Protein ~2.52g

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
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1516.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1021.1%

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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. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.