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Dates vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dates and vegetable

  • Dates have more fiber, potassium, copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, while vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and manganese.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 85% higher.
  • Vegetable contains 4 times less vitamin B5 than dates. Dates contain 0.589mg of vitamin B5, while vegetable contains 0.151mg.
  • Dates have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of dates is 42, while the glycemic index of vegetable is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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
8
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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +95.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +288.2%
Contains more IronIron +24.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +69%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.7%

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
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 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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +49.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +290.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +660%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +770.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +282.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Vegetable DV% diff.
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Vitamin A 0µg 214µg 24%
Carbs 75.03g 13.09g 21%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 23.5µg 17%
Potassium 656mg 169mg 14%
Copper 0.206mg 0.083mg 14%
Fiber 8g 4.4g 14%
Calories 282kcal 65kcal 11%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.151mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.074mg 7%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.379mg 5%
Magnesium 43mg 22mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 0.3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.12mg 4%
Choline 6.3mg 24.1mg 3%
Iron 1.02mg 0.82mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.851mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3.2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.071mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.38mg 2%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.49mg 2%
Phosphorus 62mg 51mg 2%
Protein 2.45g 2.86g 1%
Calcium 39mg 25mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 35mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 3.12g N/A
Folate 19µg 19µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.073mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
3
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +473.2%
Contains more OtherOther +138.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.7%
Contains more WaterWater +305.4%

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +260%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +278.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.031g

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients

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

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