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Garlic vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garlic and dates

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, and iron; however, dates have more fiber.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 82% more.
  • Garlic has 78 times more vitamin C than dates. Garlic has 31.2mg of vitamin C, while dates have 0.4mg.
  • Dates have a higher glycemic index than garlic.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Garlic, raw 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.
Garlic
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +364.1%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +538.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +373.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%

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.
Garlic
6
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 +7700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +648.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +268.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.589mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.165mg 82%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.262mg 61%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0.4mg 34%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Fiber 2.1g 8g 24%
Selenium 14.2µg 3µg 20%
Carbs 33.06g 75.03g 14%
Calcium 181mg 39mg 14%
Phosphorus 153mg 62mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.052mg 12%
Copper 0.299mg 0.206mg 10%
Iron 1.7mg 1.02mg 9%
Protein 6.36g 2.45g 8%
Potassium 401mg 656mg 8%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.29mg 8%
Calories 149kcal 282kcal 7%
Magnesium 25mg 43mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.274mg 4%
Folate 3µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.066mg 3%
Choline 23.2mg 6.3mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.019g 2%
Sodium 17mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.7µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 1g 63.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.589mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
3
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +159.6%
Contains more FatsFats +28.2%
Contains more WaterWater +185.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +127%
~equal in Other ~1.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
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
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1210.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +227.3%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.