Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Fruits
  4. Dates
  5. Compare
  6. Dates vs. Maraschino cherry

Dates vs. Maraschino cherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between dates and maraschino cherries

  • Dates are higher than maraschino cherries in fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin B5, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, iron, and copper.
  • Dates cover your daily fiber needs 19% more than maraschino cherries.
  • Dates contain 319 times more vitamin B3 than maraschino cherries. While dates contain 1.274mg of vitamin B3, maraschino cherries contain only 0.004mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Dates, deglet noor and Maraschino cherries, canned, drained.

Infographic

Dates vs Maraschino cherry infographic
Infographic link

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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 16% 1.9% 16% 48% 7.1% 1.3% 0.52% 1.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3023.8%
Contains more IronIron +137.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1966.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2083.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.5%

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
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%
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% 0.67% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0.08% 3.2% 1.2% 0% 3.8% 0% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31750%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +990.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +80%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Maraschino cherry DV% diff.
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Potassium 656mg 21mg 19%
Fiber 8g 3.2g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.005mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.054mg 11%
Carbs 75.03g 41.97g 11%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.012mg 11%
Magnesium 43mg 4mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.004mg 8%
Phosphorus 62mg 3mg 8%
Copper 0.206mg 0.143mg 7%
Iron 1.02mg 0.43mg 7%
Calories 282kcal 165kcal 6%
Selenium 3µg 0.2µg 5%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0mg 4%
Protein 2.45g 0.22g 4%
Calcium 39mg 54mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 1.5µg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.21g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 38.77g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 38.77g N/A
Zinc 0.29mg 0.26mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.039g 0%
Choline 6.3mg 4.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.049g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.055g 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
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
42% 57%
Protein: 0.22 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 41.97 g
Water: 57.27 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1013.6%
Contains more FatsFats +85.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.8%
Contains more OtherOther +384.8%
Contains more WaterWater +179%

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
27% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.5%

People also compare

Dates
Dates vs Figs
Figs
Dates
Dates vs Prunes
Prunes
Dates
Dates vs Jujube
Jujube
Maraschino cherry
Maraschino cherry vs Cherry
Cherry
Maraschino cherry
Maraschino cherry vs Pitanga (Surinam cherry)
Pitanga (Surinam cherry)
Maraschino cherry
Maraschino cherry vs Elderberry
Elderberry

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. Maraschino cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167766/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.