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Dates vs. Lablab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between dates and lablab

  • Dates are higher in vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B5, yet lablab is higher in iron, zinc, vitamin B1, copper, manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Lablab covers your daily iron needs 45% more than dates.
  • Dates contain 4 times more vitamin B6 than lablab. While dates contain 0.165mg of vitamin B6, lablab contains only 0.037mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Dates, deglet noor and Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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%
Lablab
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 59% 12% 30% 172% 114% 78% 51% 0.91% 63% 15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.7%
Contains more IronIron +349%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +882.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84%
~equal in Calcium ~40mg
~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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
9
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%
Lablab
1
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% 0% 0% 68% 8.5% 7.7% 19% 8.5% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +345.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +419.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Lablab DV% diff.
Iron 1.02mg 4.58mg 45%
Fiber 8g 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Zinc 0.29mg 2.85mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.27mg 18%
Carbs 75.03g 20.69g 18%
Copper 0.206mg 0.341mg 15%
Protein 2.45g 8.14g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.037mg 10%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.482mg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 82mg 9%
Potassium 656mg 337mg 9%
Phosphorus 62mg 120mg 8%
Calories 282kcal 117kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.316mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.411mg 5%
Folate 19µg 4µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.037mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.245g 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.58g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 20.69g N/A
Calcium 39mg 40mg 0%
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Sodium 2mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Selenium 3µg 2.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.315mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.691mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.556mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.41mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.422mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.233mg 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
Lablab
3
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.58 g
Carbs: 20.69 g
Water: 69.13 g
Other: 1.46 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +262.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +232.2%
Contains more FatsFats +48.7%
Contains more WaterWater +236.7%
~equal in Other ~1.46g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Lablab
1
27% 7% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.245 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1189.5%

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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. Lablab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175211/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.