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Dates vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dates and mustard

  • Dates have more fiber, potassium, copper, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, mustard is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, and manganese.
  • Mustard covers your daily need for selenium, 55% more than dates.
  • Dates have 4 times more potassium than mustard. While dates have 656mg of potassium, mustard has only 152mg.
  • Dates have less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Dates, deglet noor and Mustard, prepared, yellow.

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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
3
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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +331.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +178.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.5%
Contains more IronIron +57.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1016.7%

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
6
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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +92.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +620%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +240.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +255.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Mustard DV% diff.
Selenium 3µg 33.5µg 55%
Sodium 2mg 1104mg 48%
Fructose 19.56g 0.23g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 5.83g 23%
Fiber 8g 4g 16%
Copper 0.206mg 0.074mg 15%
Potassium 656mg 152mg 15%
Calories 282kcal 60kcal 11%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.177mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.07mg 7%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.422mg 7%
Iron 1.02mg 1.61mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.254mg 7%
Phosphorus 62mg 108mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 2.182g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.774g 5%
Fats 0.39g 3.34g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.565mg 4%
Choline 6.3mg 22.4mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.64mg 3%
Protein 2.45g 3.74g 3%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.36mg 2%
Calcium 39mg 63mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Magnesium 43mg 48mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 1.4µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.214g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 1.83g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 0.92g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.07mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.009g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.292mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.264mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.161mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.189mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.119mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
1
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1187%
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.7%
Contains more FatsFats +756.4%
Contains more WaterWater +307.8%
Contains more OtherOther +110.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5961.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3973.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
4
38% 31% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 23.84 g
Glucose: 19.87 g
Fructose: 19.56 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.12 g
Galactose: 0 g
41% 14% 30% 15%
Starch: 0.64 g
Sucrose: 0.21 g
Glucose: 0.47 g
Fructose: 0.23 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +11252.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4127.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +8404.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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