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Dates vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dates and fajita

  • Dates have more fiber and copper; however, fajita is richer in phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Fajita covers your daily sodium needs 35% more than dates.
  • Dates contain less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen.

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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
6
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%
Fajita
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.9% 25% 37% 10% 37% 119% 104% 8.6% 91%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +95.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131%
Contains more CopperCopper +586.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +297%
Contains more ZincZinc +372.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +346.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +456.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.99mg

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
3
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%
Fajita
8
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% 0% 4.4% 0% 25% 49% 90% 44% 89% 68% 0.5% 3% 37%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1250%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +340%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +222.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +134.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +976.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Fajita DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 799mg 35%
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Protein 2.45g 18.56g 32%
Phosphorus 62mg 277mg 31%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Selenium 3µg 16.7µg 25%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 2.23g 24%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.54µg 23%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 4.779mg 22%
Copper 0.206mg 0.03mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.387mg 17%
Potassium 656mg 284mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.213mg 11%
Choline 6.3mg 67.8mg 11%
Zinc 0.29mg 1.37mg 10%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.066mg 9%
Fats 0.39g 5.73g 8%
Saturated fat 0.032g 1.596g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 1.089g 7%
Calories 282kcal 135kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 2.333g 6%
Magnesium 43mg 22mg 5%
Folate 19µg 4µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.726mg 3%
Calcium 39mg 13mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0.2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 2.23g N/A
Iron 1.02mg 0.99mg 0%
Sugar 63.35g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.452mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 1.56mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 1.857mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.552mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.763mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.847mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.68mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
1
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Fajita
4
19% 6% 2% 71% 3%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 5.73 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 70.6 g
Other: 2.88 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3264.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +657.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1369.2%
Contains more WaterWater +243.9%
Contains more OtherOther +80%

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
Fajita
2
32% 46% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.596 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.333 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.089 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6380.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5631.6%

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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

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.