Dates vs. Sea cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between dates and sea cucumber?
- Dates are higher in iron, yet sea cucumber is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
- Sea cucumber's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 67% more.
- Dates have 2 times more iron than sea cucumber. While dates have 1.02mg of iron, sea cucumber has only 0.6mg.
- The glycemic index of sea cucumber is lower.
We used Dates, deglet noor and Sea cucumber, yane (Alaska Native) types 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +30% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +70% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1324.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +151.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B2 | 0.066mg | 0.94mg | 67% |
Fiber | 8g | 32% | |
Carbs | 75.03g | 0g | 25% |
Fructose | 19.56g | 24% | |
Copper | 0.206mg | 23% | |
Protein | 2.45g | 13g | 21% |
Potassium | 656mg | 19% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.165mg | 13% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.589mg | 12% | |
Vitamin B3 | 1.274mg | 3.2mg | 12% |
Manganese | 0.262mg | 11% | |
Calories | 282kcal | 56kcal | 11% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 10% | |
Phosphorus | 62mg | 9% | |
Folate | 19µg | 5% | |
Selenium | 3µg | 5% | |
Iron | 1.02mg | 0.6mg | 5% |
Zinc | 0.29mg | 3% | |
Vitamin K | 2.7µg | 2% | |
Choline | 6.3mg | 1% | |
Calcium | 39mg | 30mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.39g | 0.4g | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% | |
Net carbs | 67.03g | 0g | N/A |
Sugar | 63.35g | N/A | |
Sodium | 2mg | 0% | |
Vitamin E | 0.05mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.052mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.032g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.036g | 0% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.019g | 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
Protein:
2.45 g
Fats:
0.39 g
Carbs:
75.03 g
Water:
20.53 g
Other:
1.6 g
Protein:
13 g
Fats:
0.4 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
80.7 g
Other:
5.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +430.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +293.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +268.8% |
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Fats
~0.4g