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Dates vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between dates and lime?

  • Dates are richer in fiber, potassium, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while lime is higher in vitamin C.
  • Lime's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 32% higher.
  • Lime has 33 times less manganese than dates. Dates have 0.262mg of manganese, while lime has 0.008mg.

We used Dates, deglet noor and Limes, raw types in this comparison.

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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
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%
Lime
Lime
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +616.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +543.1%
Contains more IronIron +70%
Contains more CopperCopper +216.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +163.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +244.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
~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
Dates
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.3% 0% 0% 1% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14%
Lime
Lime
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +537%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +283.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7175%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +340%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 29.1mg 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 10.54g 21%
Fiber 8g 2.8g 21%
Potassium 656mg 102mg 16%
Copper 0.206mg 0.065mg 16%
Calories 282kcal 30kcal 13%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.008mg 11%
Magnesium 43mg 6mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.043mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.2mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.217mg 7%
Phosphorus 62mg 18mg 6%
Iron 1.02mg 0.6mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.4µg 5%
Protein 2.45g 0.7g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.02mg 4%
Folate 19µg 8µg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0.6µg 2%
Calcium 39mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.22mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.87g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1151kcal 429kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 35g 333g N/A
Fats 0.39g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 1.69g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Choline 6.3mg 5.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
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
Lime
Lime
1
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +250%
Contains more FatsFats +95%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +611.9%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%
Contains more WaterWater +329.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
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
Lime
Lime
2
23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.5%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.