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Dates vs. Wild rice raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between dates and wild rice raw

  • Wild rice raw is higher than dates in phosphorus, zinc, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, magnesium, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Wild rice raw covers your daily phosphorus needs 53% more than dates.
  • The glycemic index of dates is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Dates, deglet noor and Wild rice, raw.

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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
3
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 126% 6.3% 38% 74% 175% 163% 186% 0.91% 173% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +311.6%
Contains more IronIron +92.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +154.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1955.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +598.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +407.3%
~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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
2
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% 0.33% 16% 0% 29% 60% 126% 64% 90% 0% 4.8% 71% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1540%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +297%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +428.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +455.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Wild rice raw DV% diff.
Phosphorus 62mg 433mg 53%
Zinc 0.29mg 5.96mg 52%
Manganese 0.262mg 1.329mg 46%
Copper 0.206mg 0.524mg 35%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 6.733mg 34%
Magnesium 43mg 177mg 32%
Protein 2.45g 14.73g 25%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Folate 19µg 95µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.391mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.262mg 15%
Iron 1.02mg 1.96mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 1.074mg 10%
Potassium 656mg 427mg 7%
Fiber 8g 6.2g 7%
Choline 6.3mg 35mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.115mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.82mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.676g 4%
Calories 282kcal 357kcal 4%
Calcium 39mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 1.9µg 1%
Fats 0.39g 1.08g 1%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.156g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Carbs 75.03g 74.9g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 68.7g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 2mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 3µg 2.8µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.159g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.179mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.469mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.618mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 1.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.629mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.438mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.721mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0.858mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.384mg 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
15% 75% 8%
Protein: 14.73 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 7.76 g
Other: 1.53 g
Contains more WaterWater +164.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +501.2%
Contains more FatsFats +176.9%
~equal in Carbs ~74.9g
~equal in Other ~1.53g

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
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.156 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.676 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +341.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3457.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
4
38% 31% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 23.84 g
Glucose: 19.87 g
Fructose: 19.56 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.12 g
Galactose: 0 g
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.67 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3458.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Wild rice raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169726/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.