Dates vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are dates and spaghetti different?
- Dates are richer in fiber, potassium, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B3, while spaghetti is higher in selenium.
- Spaghetti covers your daily need for selenium, 43% more than dates.
- Dates contain 15 times more potassium than spaghetti. Dates contain 656mg of potassium, while spaghetti contains 44mg.
Dates, deglet noor and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt types were used 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +138.9% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +457.1% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1390.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +104% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +106% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +75.9% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +22.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +780% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +160% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +230% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +218.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +425.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +236.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +171.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +20% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Selenium | 3µg | 26.4µg | 43% |
| Fiber | 8g | 1.8g | 25% |
| Fructose | 19.56g | 0.03g | 24% |
| Potassium | 656mg | 44mg | 18% |
| Carbs | 75.03g | 30.86g | 15% |
| Copper | 0.206mg | 0.1mg | 12% |
| Starch | 26.01g | 11% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.589mg | 0.112mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.165mg | 0.049mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1.02mg | 0.5mg | 7% |
| Protein | 2.45g | 5.8g | 7% |
| Calories | 282kcal | 158kcal | 6% |
| Magnesium | 43mg | 18mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.274mg | 0.4mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.066mg | 0.02mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.262mg | 0.322mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.052mg | 0.02mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 7mg | 3% |
| Folate | 19µg | 7µg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 2.7µg | 0µg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.29mg | 0.51mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.019g | 0.326g | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 62mg | 58mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.39g | 0.93g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.032g | 0.176g | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 67.03g | 29.06g | N/A |
| Sugar | 63.35g | 0.56g | N/A |
| Sodium | 2mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.05mg | 0.06mg | 0% |
| Choline | 6.3mg | 6.4mg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.036g | 0.131g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0.083mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.043mg | 0.206mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.049mg | 0.228mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.084mg | 0.44mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.066mg | 0.133mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.022mg | 0.065mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.05mg | 0.297mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.071mg | 0.262mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.032mg | 0.132mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.024g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +143.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +471.4% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +136.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +138.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +202.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -81.8% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +263.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1615.8% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +26388.9% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +49575% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +65100% |
| Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
| Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +233.3% |
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