Dates vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between dates and walnut
- Dates have less copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, and folate.
- Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 153% more.
- Dates are lower in saturated fat.
- Dates have a higher glycemic index than walnut.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Dates, deglet noor and Nuts, walnuts, english.
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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 PotassiumPotassium | +48.8% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +267.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +151.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +185.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +669.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +965.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +458.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1203.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +63.3% |
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 B3Vitamin B3 | +13.2% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +225% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1300% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +555.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +127.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +225.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +415.8% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +522.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.019g | 47.174g | 314% |
Copper | 0.206mg | 1.586mg | 153% |
Manganese | 0.262mg | 3.414mg | 137% |
Fats | 0.39g | 65.21g | 100% |
Phosphorus | 62mg | 346mg | 41% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.165mg | 0.537mg | 29% |
Saturated fat | 0.032g | 6.126g | 28% |
Magnesium | 43mg | 158mg | 27% |
Protein | 2.45g | 15.23g | 26% |
Zinc | 0.29mg | 3.09mg | 25% |
Fructose | 19.56g | 0.09g | 24% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.052mg | 0.341mg | 24% |
Iron | 1.02mg | 2.91mg | 24% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.036g | 8.933g | 22% |
Folate | 19µg | 98µg | 20% |
Carbs | 75.03g | 13.71g | 20% |
Calories | 282kcal | 654kcal | 19% |
Choline | 6.3mg | 39.2mg | 6% |
Potassium | 656mg | 441mg | 6% |
Calcium | 39mg | 98mg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.066mg | 0.15mg | 6% |
Fiber | 8g | 6.7g | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.05mg | 0.7mg | 4% |
Selenium | 3µg | 4.9µg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.274mg | 1.125mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 1.3mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 67.03g | 7.01g | N/A |
Sugar | 63.35g | 2.61g | N/A |
Starch | 0.06g | 0% | |
Sodium | 2mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.589mg | 0.57mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 2.7µg | 2.7µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0.17mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.043mg | 0.596mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.049mg | 0.625mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.084mg | 1.17mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.066mg | 0.424mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.022mg | 0.236mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.05mg | 0.711mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.071mg | 0.753mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.032mg | 0.391mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +447.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +404.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +521.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +16620.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +11.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +24713.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +248184.2% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +881.1% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +24737.5% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +21633.3% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
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