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Dates vs. Feijoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dates and feijoa

  • Dates have more copper, potassium, iron, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, fiber, and phosphorus, while feijoa has more vitamin C.
  • Feijoa's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 36% higher.
  • Feijoa contains 7 times less iron than dates. Dates contain 1.02mg of iron, while feijoa contains 0.14mg.
  • Feijoa has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of feijoa is 31, while the glycemic index of dates is 42.

The food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Feijoa, 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
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%
Feijoa
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +377.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +129.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.4%
Contains more IronIron +628.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +472.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +383.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +226.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +211.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
6
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%
Feijoa
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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +331.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +146.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8125%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +220%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Feijoa DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 32.9mg 36%
Fructose 19.56g 2.95g 21%
Carbs 75.03g 15.21g 20%
Copper 0.206mg 0.036mg 19%
Potassium 656mg 172mg 14%
Calories 282kcal 61kcal 11%
Iron 1.02mg 0.14mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.067mg 8%
Magnesium 43mg 9mg 8%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.084mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.233mg 7%
Phosphorus 62mg 19mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.295mg 6%
Fiber 8g 6.4g 6%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.006mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.018mg 4%
Protein 2.45g 0.71g 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.06mg 2%
Calcium 39mg 17mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.136g 1%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.16mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 3.5µg 1%
Folate 19µg 23µg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.42g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 8.81g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 8.2g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.104g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

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
Feijoa
2
15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +245.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +393.3%
Contains more OtherOther +321.1%
Contains more WaterWater +305.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.42g

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
Feijoa
2
35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +55.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +615.8%

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
Feijoa
0
36% 28% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.93 g
Glucose: 2.32 g
Fructose: 2.95 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +713.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +756.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +563.1%
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. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/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.