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Dates vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dates and nori

  • Dates have more fiber, magnesium, and potassium; however, nori is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, iron, and zinc.
  • Nori covers your daily need for vitamin A, 104% more than dates.
  • Dates have 27 times more fiber than nori. While dates have 8g of fiber, nori has only 0.3g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Dates, deglet noor and Seaweed, laver, raw.

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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
4
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%
Nori
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +328.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +79.5%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +262.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +277.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~58mg

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
1
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%
Nori
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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +88.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +575.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +48.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +668.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +65.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.159mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 39mg 43%
Folate 19µg 146µg 32%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.988mg 32%
Fiber 8g 0.3g 31%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.446mg 29%
Vitamin A 0µg 260µg 29%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 5.11g 23%
Calories 282kcal 35kcal 12%
Iron 1.02mg 1.8mg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 2mg 10%
Potassium 656mg 356mg 9%
Zinc 0.29mg 1.05mg 7%
Protein 2.45g 5.81g 7%
Copper 0.206mg 0.264mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 1mg 6%
Selenium 3µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.098mg 4%
Calcium 39mg 70mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 48mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 10.4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.11g 1%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.521mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 1.47mg 1%
Phosphorus 62mg 58mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 0.49g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.159mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Nori
3
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +39.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1368.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +137.1%
Contains more WaterWater +314.2%
Contains more OtherOther +135.6%

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
Nori
1
31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +478.9%

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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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/nutrients

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

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