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Asparagus vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are asparagus and dates different?

  • Asparagus is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin E, while dates are higher in fiber, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
  • Asparagus covers your daily need for vitamin K, 32% more than dates.
  • Asparagus contains 76 times more vitamin A than dates. Asparagus contains 756IU of vitamin A, while dates contain 10IU.

Asparagus, raw and Dates, deglet noor types were used in this article.

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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 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
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 IronIron +109.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +207.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +224.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.206mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
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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 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +113.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1440.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +173.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +154%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +81.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 2.7µg 32%
Fiber 2.1g 8g 24%
Carbs 3.88g 75.03g 24%
Fructose 1g 19.56g 23%
Iron 2.14mg 1.02mg 14%
Potassium 202mg 656mg 13%
Calories 20kcal 282kcal 13%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.052mg 8%
Folate 52µg 19µg 8%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 0.05mg 7%
Magnesium 14mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.589mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.066mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.165mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 0.4mg 6%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.262mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 24mg 39mg 2%
Copper 0.189mg 0.206mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 1.274mg 2%
Choline 16mg 6.3mg 2%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.29mg 2%
Protein 2.2g 2.45g 1%
Selenium 2.3µg 3µg 1%
Phosphorus 52mg 62mg 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 1.78g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 1.88g 63.35g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 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 WaterWater +354.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.4%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1833.8%
Contains more OtherOther +175.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Dates
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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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +163.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 35% 53%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.23 g
Glucose: 0.65 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 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 SucroseSucrose +10265.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2956.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1856%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/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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