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Dates vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between dates and juice?

  • Dates are higher in fiber, copper, potassium, iron, and manganese, yet juice is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin C.
  • Dates' daily need coverage for fiber is 31% more.
  • Dates have 37 times more manganese than juice. While dates have 0.262mg of manganese, juice has only 0.007mg.

We used Dates, deglet noor and Beverages, Orange juice drink types in this article.

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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
9
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%
Juice
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1461.9%
Contains more IronIron +827.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1044.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1450%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3642.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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
5
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%
Juice
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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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +881.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +375%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +630.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +551.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +292.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +203%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Juice DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 0.2g 31%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.43mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.38mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.5mg 26%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 5mg 23%
Carbs 75.03g 13.41g 21%
Copper 0.206mg 0.018mg 21%
Potassium 656mg 42mg 18%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 15mg 16%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.007mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.06mg 11%
Calories 282kcal 54kcal 11%
Iron 1.02mg 0.11mg 11%
Magnesium 43mg 3mg 10%
Phosphorus 62mg 4mg 8%
Selenium 3µg 0µg 5%
Protein 2.45g 0.2g 5%
Calcium 39mg 2mg 4%
Folate 19µg 4µg 4%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.02mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0g 1%
Net carbs 67.03g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 9.36g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.01g 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
Juice
1
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1125%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +459.5%
Contains more OtherOther +742.1%
Contains more WaterWater +319.9%

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
Juice
1
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +260%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.