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Dried Figs vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dried Figs and dates

  • Dates contain less iron, calcium, manganese, vitamin K, copper, fiber, and magnesium than dried Figs.
  • Dried Figs's daily need coverage for iron is 13% higher.
  • Dates contain 6 times less vitamin K than dried Figs. Dried Figs contains 15.6µg of vitamin K, while dates contain 2.7µg.
  • The amount of sugar in dried Figs is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Figs, dried, uncooked and Dates, deglet noor.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 49% 60% 76% 96% 15% 29% 1.3% 67% 3.3%
Dates
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +315.4%
Contains more IronIron +99%
Contains more CopperCopper +39.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Potassium ~656mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~62mg

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.
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 4% 0% 7% 0% 21% 19% 12% 26% 24% 0% 39% 6.8% 8.6%
Dates
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +477.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +150.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +55.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried Figs Dates DV% diff.
Iron 2.03mg 1.02mg 13%
Calcium 162mg 39mg 12%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.262mg 11%
Vitamin K 15.6µg 2.7µg 11%
Copper 0.287mg 0.206mg 9%
Fiber 9.8g 8g 7%
Magnesium 68mg 43mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.106mg 0.165mg 5%
Fructose 22.93g 19.56g 4%
Carbs 63.87g 75.03g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.619mg 1.274mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 3µg 4%
Folate 9µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.434mg 0.589mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.085mg 0.052mg 3%
Calories 249kcal 282kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.05mg 2%
Starch 5.07g 2%
Zinc 0.55mg 0.29mg 2%
Protein 3.3g 2.45g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.345g 0.019g 2%
Choline 15.8mg 6.3mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 0.4mg 1%
Fats 0.93g 0.39g 1%
Phosphorus 67mg 62mg 1%
Potassium 680mg 656mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.066mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.144g 0.032g 1%
Net carbs 54.07g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 47.92g 63.35g N/A
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.159g 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.085mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.088mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.076mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.122mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.037mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 64% 30% 2%
Protein: 3.3 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 63.87 g
Water: 30.05 g
Other: 1.85 g
Dates
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2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.7%
Contains more FatsFats +138.5%
Contains more WaterWater +46.4%
Contains more OtherOther +15.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 25% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.144 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.345 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +341.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1715.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 47% 43%
Starch: 5.07 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 24.79 g
Fructose: 22.93 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.13 g
Dates
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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
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +24.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +17.2%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +33957.1%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Dried Figs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174665/nutrients
  2. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients

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

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