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Dates vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are dates and red cabbage different?

  • Dates are higher in fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B5, magnesium, and vitamin B3; however, red cabbage is richer in vitamin C, vitamin K, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for red cabbage is 63% higher.
  • Dates contain 12 times more copper than red cabbage. While dates contain 0.206mg of copper, red cabbage contains only 0.017mg.

Dates, deglet noor and Cabbage, red, raw are the varieties used 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
8
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 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170%
Contains more IronIron +27.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1111.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +31.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
~equal in Manganese ~0.243mg

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
2
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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +204.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +300.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +120%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1314.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.069mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Red cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 57mg 63%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 38.2µg 30%
Fiber 8g 2.1g 24%
Fructose 19.56g 1.48g 23%
Carbs 75.03g 7.37g 23%
Copper 0.206mg 0.017mg 21%
Calories 282kcal 31kcal 13%
Potassium 656mg 243mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.147mg 9%
Magnesium 43mg 16mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 56µg 6%
Phosphorus 62mg 30mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.418mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.6µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.209mg 3%
Iron 1.02mg 0.8mg 3%
Choline 6.3mg 17.1mg 2%
Protein 2.45g 1.43g 2%
Calcium 39mg 45mg 1%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.243mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.064mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 27mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.16g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 5.27g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 3.83g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.069mg 0%
Folate 19µg 18µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.012g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.08g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.024mg 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
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.3%
Contains more FatsFats +143.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +918%
Contains more OtherOther +146.2%
Contains more WaterWater +340.3%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +321.1%

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
16% 46% 39%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 1.74 g
Fructose: 1.48 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3873.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1042%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1221.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/nutrients

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

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