Dates vs. Focaccia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between dates and focaccia
- Dates have more fiber, potassium, and copper; however, focaccia is richer in vitamin B1, folate, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
- Focaccia covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 35% more than dates.
- Focaccia has 6 times less potassium than dates. Dates have 656mg of potassium, while focaccia has 114mg.
- Dates contain less sodium.
- Focaccia has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of focaccia is 63, while the glycemic index of dates is 42.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +115% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +11.4% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +475.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +126.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +209.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +358.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +106.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +38.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +430% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +46% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +117.2% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +2740% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +803.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +356.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +188.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +111.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +626.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B1 | 0.052mg | 0.47mg | 35% |
Folate | 19µg | 138µg | 30% |
Iron | 1.02mg | 3.16mg | 27% |
Fiber | 8g | 1.8g | 25% |
Fructose | 19.56g | 24% | |
Sodium | 2mg | 561mg | 24% |
Selenium | 3µg | 15.9µg | 23% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.066mg | 0.301mg | 18% |
Potassium | 656mg | 114mg | 16% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.274mg | 3.67mg | 15% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.036g | 5.67g | 14% |
Copper | 0.206mg | 0.091mg | 13% |
Carbs | 75.03g | 35.82g | 13% |
Protein | 2.45g | 8.77g | 13% |
Fats | 0.39g | 7.89g | 12% |
Zinc | 0.29mg | 1.33mg | 9% |
Phosphorus | 62mg | 128mg | 9% |
Vitamin E | 0.05mg | 1.42mg | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.019g | 0.994g | 7% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 20mg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.165mg | 0.113mg | 4% |
Manganese | 0.262mg | 0.364mg | 4% |
Saturated fat | 0.032g | 0.877g | 4% |
Vitamin K | 2.7µg | 5.7µg | 3% |
Calories | 282kcal | 249kcal | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.589mg | 0.645mg | 1% |
Choline | 6.3mg | 2.9mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 67.03g | 34.02g | N/A |
Calcium | 39mg | 35mg | 0% |
Sugar | 63.35g | 1.75g | N/A |
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +109.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +258% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1923.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +123.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +15650% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +5131.6% |