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Dates vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between dates and smoothie

  • Dates are richer in fiber, potassium, iron, and vitamin B6, yet smoothie is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for dates is 32% higher.
  • Dates contain 27 times more potassium than smoothie. Dates contain 656mg of potassium, while smoothie contains 24mg.
  • Smoothie contains less sugar.

Food types used in this article are Dates, deglet noor and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana.

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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
9
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% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2633.3%
Contains more IronIron +580%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~41mg

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
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 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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +101.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6025%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Smoothie DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 24.5mg 27%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Copper 0.206mg 23%
Carbs 75.03g 8.16g 22%
Potassium 656mg 24mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 12%
Calories 282kcal 37kcal 12%
Manganese 0.262mg 11%
Iron 1.02mg 0.15mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 10%
Phosphorus 62mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.082mg 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.816mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 3%
Protein 2.45g 1.22g 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Sodium 2mg 29mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0g 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Net carbs 67.03g 8.16g N/A
Calcium 39mg 41mg 0%
Sugar 63.35g 7.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0g 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
4
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +100.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +819.5%
Contains more OtherOther +370.6%
Contains more WaterWater +339.7%

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/nutrients

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

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