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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.
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 0% 9% 0% 23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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.
Dates
7
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 13% 217% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Sea cucumber 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
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
13% 81% 6%
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%
~equal in Fats ~0.4g

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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. Sea cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167618/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.