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Dates vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between dates and garden rhubarb

  • Dates are richer in fiber, copper, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B5, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus, yet garden rhubarb is richer in vitamin K and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for dates is 25% higher.
  • Dates contain 10 times more copper than garden rhubarb. Dates contain 0.206mg of copper, while garden rhubarb contains 0.021mg.
  • Garden rhubarb has a lower glycemic index than dates.

Food types used in this article are Dates, deglet noor and Rhubarb, 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
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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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.8%
Contains more IronIron +363.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +881%
Contains more ZincZinc +190%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +342.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +172.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120.5%

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
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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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +324.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +592.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +587.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +440%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +985.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 1.8g 25%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 4.54g 23%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 29.3µg 22%
Copper 0.206mg 0.021mg 21%
Calories 282kcal 21kcal 13%
Potassium 656mg 288mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.024mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.085mg 10%
Iron 1.02mg 0.22mg 10%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 8mg 8%
Phosphorus 62mg 14mg 7%
Magnesium 43mg 12mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.3mg 6%
Calcium 39mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.03mg 3%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.196mg 3%
Selenium 3µg 1.1µg 3%
Protein 2.45g 0.9g 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.27mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.099g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 1.1g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Choline 6.3mg 6.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.039g 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
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2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.2%
Contains more FatsFats +95%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1552.6%
Contains more OtherOther +113.3%
Contains more WaterWater +356%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
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37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +421.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.039g

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.