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Dates vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dates and yogurt

  • Dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and vitamin B6; however, yogurt is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Dates cover your daily need for fiber, 32% more than yogurt.
  • Dates have 29 times more manganese than yogurt. While dates have 0.262mg of manganese, yogurt has only 0.009mg.
  • The glycemic index of dates is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Dates, deglet noor and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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
6
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%
Yogurt
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +290.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +365.2%
Contains more IronIron +1357.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1111.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2811.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +182.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +223.3%

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.
Dates
8
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%
Yogurt
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% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +126.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +512.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +321.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +139.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Yogurt DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Fructose 19.56g 0g 24%
Carbs 75.03g 3.6g 24%
Copper 0.206mg 0.017mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.278mg 16%
Protein 2.45g 10.19g 15%
Potassium 656mg 141mg 15%
Iron 1.02mg 0.07mg 12%
Selenium 3µg 9.7µg 12%
Calories 282kcal 59kcal 11%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.009mg 11%
Phosphorus 62mg 135mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.063mg 8%
Magnesium 43mg 11mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.208mg 7%
Calcium 39mg 110mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.331mg 5%
Folate 19µg 7µg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.52mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.023mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 15.1mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 36mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.39g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 3.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.006g N/A
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.117g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0.012g 0%
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 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Yogurt
2
10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1984.2%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +315.9%
Contains more WaterWater +314.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Yogurt
1
64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47.2%

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
Yogurt
2
78% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.54 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.7 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients

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

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