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Dates vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dates and chocolate brownie

  • Dates have more potassium, while chocolate brownie has more copper, vitamin A, selenium, manganese, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 36% higher.
  • Chocolate brownie contains 4 times less potassium than dates. Dates contain 656mg of potassium, while chocolate brownie contains 176mg.
  • The amount of sodium in dates is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe.

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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
2
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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.2%
Contains more IronIron +80.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +234.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +112.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +124%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +283.3%

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +171.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +52.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Chocolate brownie DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 9.412g 63%
Fats 0.39g 29.1g 44%
Saturated fat 0.032g 7.319g 33%
Fiber 8g 32%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 10.839g 27%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 73mg 24%
Copper 0.206mg 0.388mg 20%
Vitamin A 0µg 176µg 20%
Sodium 2mg 343mg 15%
Selenium 3µg 11.5µg 15%
Potassium 656mg 176mg 14%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.587mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.19mg 10%
Iron 1.02mg 1.84mg 10%
Phosphorus 62mg 132mg 10%
Calories 282kcal 466kcal 9%
Carbs 75.03g 50.2g 8%
Protein 2.45g 6.2g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.141mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.97mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.328mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.094mg 5%
Folate 19µg 29µg 3%
Calcium 39mg 57mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Magnesium 43mg 53mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.982mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 50.2g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.265mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.283mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.298mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.006g N/A

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
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.5%
Contains more WaterWater +62.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +153.1%
Contains more FatsFats +7361.5%
Contains more OtherOther +18.8%

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
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30008.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49436.8%

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/nutrients

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

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