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Dates vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between dates and soybean meal?

  • Soybean meal has more copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B6 than dates.
  • Soybean meal's daily need coverage for copper is 199% higher.
  • Soybean meal has a higher glycemic index (68) than dates (42).

We used Dates, deglet noor and Soy meal, defatted, raw types in this comparison.

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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
Dates
1
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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +611.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +525.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +279.6%
Contains more IronIron +1243.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +870.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1644.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1030.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1350.4%
~equal in Selenium ~3.3µg

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
Dates
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 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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1228.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +103.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +235.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +244.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1494.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Soybean meal DV% diff.
Copper 0.206mg 2mg 199%
Iron 1.02mg 13.7mg 159%
Manganese 0.262mg 3.8mg 154%
Protein 2.45g 49.2g 94%
Phosphorus 62mg 701mg 91%
Folate 19µg 303µg 71%
Magnesium 43mg 306mg 63%
Potassium 656mg 2490mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.691mg 53%
Zinc 0.29mg 5.06mg 43%
Fiber 8g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.569mg 31%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 1.976mg 28%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Calcium 39mg 244mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.251mg 14%
Carbs 75.03g 35.89g 13%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 2.587mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 1.045g 7%
Calories 282kcal 337kcal 3%
Fats 0.39g 2.39g 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.409g 1%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.268g 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Selenium 3µg 3.3µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 35.89g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 1.212mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
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
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +109.1%
Contains more WaterWater +195.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1908.2%
Contains more FatsFats +512.8%
Contains more OtherOther +248.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
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
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1036.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5400%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.