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Dates vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dates and soy sauce

  • Dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, and vitamin B5; however, soy sauce is richer in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B2, magnesium, and vitamin B3.
  • Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 239% more than dates.
  • Soy sauce has 10 times less fiber than dates. Dates have 8g of fiber, while soy sauce has 0.8g.
  • Dates contain less sodium.
  • Dates have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dates is 42, while the glycemic index of soy sauce is 15.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu).

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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
5
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 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +379.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.1%
Contains more IronIron +42.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +167.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +288.5%

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
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% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +98.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +190.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Soy sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 5493mg 239%
Manganese 0.262mg 1.018mg 33%
Fiber 8g 0.8g 29%
Fructose 19.56g 0g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 4.93g 23%
Copper 0.206mg 0.043mg 18%
Phosphorus 62mg 166mg 15%
Protein 2.45g 8.14g 11%
Calories 282kcal 53kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.165mg 8%
Potassium 656mg 435mg 7%
Magnesium 43mg 74mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.297mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 2.196mg 6%
Selenium 3µg 0.5µg 5%
Iron 1.02mg 1.45mg 5%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.87mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.033mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 18.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.263g 2%
Calcium 39mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.148mg 1%
Folate 19µg 14µg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.57g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 4.13g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.073g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.174mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
1
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1421.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +232.2%
Contains more FatsFats +46.2%
Contains more WaterWater +246.6%
Contains more OtherOther +850.6%

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
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +144.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1284.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
4
38% 31% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 23.84 g
Glucose: 19.87 g
Fructose: 19.56 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.12 g
Galactose: 0 g
25% 75%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.3 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +23740%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +6523.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/nutrients

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

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