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Dates vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dates and soft serve

  • Dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, manganese, and iron; however, soft serve is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, and calcium.
  • Soft serve covers your daily need for saturated fat, 37% more than dates.
  • Dates have 52 times more manganese than soft serve. While dates have 0.262mg of manganese, soft serve has only 0.005mg.
  • Dates have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of soft serve is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Dates, deglet noor and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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
6
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% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +270.6%
Contains more IronIron +385.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +586.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +235.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.1%
~equal in Selenium ~3µg

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
5
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1241.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1120%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +312.7%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.049mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.032g 7.46g 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Fiber 8g 0.7g 29%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Copper 0.206mg 0.03mg 20%
Fats 0.39g 13g 19%
Carbs 75.03g 22.2g 18%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Potassium 656mg 177mg 14%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.005mg 11%
Iron 1.02mg 0.21mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 3.49g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.182mg 9%
Calcium 39mg 131mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.048mg 9%
Phosphorus 62mg 116mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.095mg 7%
Magnesium 43mg 12mg 7%
Choline 6.3mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Calories 282kcal 222kcal 3%
Folate 19µg 9µg 3%
Protein 2.45g 4.1g 3%
Sodium 2mg 61mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.46g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.506mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0.9µg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.52mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.8mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 21.16g N/A
Selenium 3µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.049mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +238%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +191.3%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9594.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2321.1%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/nutrients

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

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