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Dates vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between dates and soy milk?

  • Dates are higher in fiber, potassium, copper, and vitamin B6, yet soy milk is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
  • Dates' daily need coverage for fiber is 30% more.
  • Dates have 16 times more sugar than soy milk. While dates have 63.35g of sugar, soy milk has only 3.99g.

We used Dates, deglet noor and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified 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
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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +455.9%
Contains more IronIron +59.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60%

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
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% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +120%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +274.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.069mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Soy milk DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 0.6g 30%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 6.28g 23%
Potassium 656mg 118mg 16%
Calories 282kcal 54kcal 11%
Copper 0.206mg 0.128mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.077mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.961g 6%
Iron 1.02mg 0.64mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.513mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.373mg 4%
Magnesium 43mg 25mg 4%
Selenium 3µg 4.8µg 3%
Choline 6.3mg 23.6mg 3%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.223mg 2%
Protein 2.45g 3.27g 2%
Sodium 2mg 51mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.12mg 2%
Fats 0.39g 1.75g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.401g 1%
Phosphorus 62mg 52mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.06mg 1%
Calcium 39mg 25mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.205g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 3.99g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.069mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 3µg 0%
Folate 19µg 18µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.113mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.061mg 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
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1094.7%
Contains more OtherOther +146.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.5%
Contains more FatsFats +348.7%
Contains more WaterWater +328.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
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37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1013.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4957.9%

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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 milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.