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Herbal tea vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between herbal tea and dates?

  • Herbal tea is richer in manganese, while dates are higher in fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Dates' daily need coverage for fiber is 32% higher.
  • Dates have 2 times less manganese than herbal tea. Herbal tea has 0.477mg of manganese, while dates have 0.262mg.
  • Dates have a higher glycemic index (42) than herbal tea (0).

We used Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed and Dates, deglet noor types in this comparison.

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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 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
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 ManganeseManganese +82.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +387.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3180%
Contains more IronIron +1175%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3085%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more CholineCholine +1475%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Herbal tea Dates DV% diff.
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Carbs 0g 75.03g 25%
Fructose 0g 19.56g 24%
Copper 0mg 0.206mg 23%
Potassium 20mg 656mg 19%
Calories 0kcal 282kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.165mg 13%
Iron 0.08mg 1.02mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.589mg 12%
Magnesium 3mg 43mg 10%
Manganese 0.477mg 0.262mg 9%
Phosphorus 1mg 62mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 1.274mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.066mg 5%
Protein 0g 2.45g 5%
Selenium 0µg 3µg 5%
Folate 1µg 19µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.052mg 4%
Calcium 8mg 39mg 3%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.7µg 2%
Fats 0g 0.39g 1%
Choline 0.4mg 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 0g 63.35g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.019g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 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 +385%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +281%

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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. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/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.