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Dates vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dates and toffee

  • Dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, iron, vitamin B6, manganese, and magnesium; however, toffee is richer in vitamin A.
  • Toffee covers your daily saturated fat needs 103% more than dates.
  • Dates contain less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe.

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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
10
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%
Toffee
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +975%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1186.3%
Contains more IronIron +3300%
Contains more CopperCopper +6766.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275%

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%
Toffee
3
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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4293.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +339.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1780%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.068mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Toffee DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.032g 20.565g 93%
Fats 0.39g 32.75g 50%
Vitamin A 0µg 319µg 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 104mg 35%
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Copper 0.206mg 0.003mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 8.964g 22%
Potassium 656mg 51mg 18%
Calories 282kcal 560kcal 14%
Iron 1.02mg 0.03mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.009mg 12%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.002mg 11%
Magnesium 43mg 4mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.134mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 1.222g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.029mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.94mg 6%
Sodium 2mg 135mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.11µg 5%
Folate 19µg 2µg 4%
Phosphorus 62mg 32mg 4%
Selenium 3µg 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.008mg 4%
Carbs 75.03g 64.72g 3%
Protein 2.45g 1.07g 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.12mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Calcium 39mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 64.72g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 63.47g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.068mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2.8µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.674g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
4
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Toffee
1
33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +129%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.9%
Contains more WaterWater +3632.7%
Contains more OtherOther +75.8%
Contains more FatsFats +8297.4%

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
Toffee
2
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6331.6%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.