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Dates vs. Instant coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between dates and instant coffee

  • Instant coffee has less fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B5, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Dates' daily need coverage for fiber is 32% more.
  • Dates have a higher glycemic index than instant coffee.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 1.2% 2.6% 1.5% 3.7% 0.27% 1.3% 0.52% 2% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +975%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +875%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2086.7%
Contains more IronIron +2450%
Contains more CopperCopper +1772.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1966.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1646.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2900%

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
10
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.23% 4.4% 0.06% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +439.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Instant coffee DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Carbs 75.03g 0.34g 25%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Copper 0.206mg 0.011mg 22%
Potassium 656mg 30mg 18%
Calories 282kcal 2kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.001mg 12%
Iron 1.02mg 0.04mg 12%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.015mg 11%
Magnesium 43mg 4mg 9%
Phosphorus 62mg 3mg 8%
Caffeine 0mg 26mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.236mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.001mg 5%
Protein 2.45g 0.1g 5%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.1µg 5%
Calcium 39mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 0.34g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 0g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.002g 0%
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
Dates
4
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
99%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.34 g
Water: 99.09 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2350%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21967.6%
Contains more OtherOther +240.4%
Contains more WaterWater +382.7%

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
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.002 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +850%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%

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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. Instant coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174130/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.