Icing vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between icing and dates?
- Icing is higher in vitamin B2, yet dates are higher in fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, iron, vitamin B5, and magnesium.
- Dates' daily need coverage for fiber is 32% more.
- Icing has 93 times more saturated fat than dates. While icing has 2.974g of saturated fat, dates have only 0.032g.
We used Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Dates, deglet noor types 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +4200% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1200% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1829.4% |
| Contains more IronIron | +537.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +314.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +244.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2900% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +2960% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +357.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +381.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +420% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +479.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +970.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +137.5% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +173.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 7.951g | 0.019g | 53% |
| Fiber | 0g | 8g | 32% |
| Fructose | 19.56g | 24% | |
| Fats | 16.23g | 0.39g | 24% |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.206mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 656mg | 18% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.302mg | 0.066mg | 18% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.165mg | 13% |
| Saturated fat | 2.974g | 0.032g | 13% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.86g | 0.036g | 12% |
| Iron | 0.16mg | 1.02mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.055mg | 0.589mg | 11% |
| Manganese | 0mg | 0.262mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 1mg | 43mg | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 1.53mg | 0.05mg | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 13µg | 2.7µg | 9% |
| Sodium | 184mg | 2mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.22mg | 1.274mg | 7% |
| Calories | 418kcal | 282kcal | 7% |
| Phosphorus | 18mg | 62mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 0.1µg | 3µg | 5% |
| Protein | 0g | 2.45g | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.052mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 39mg | 4% |
| Folate | 8µg | 19µg | 3% |
| Carbs | 67.89g | 75.03g | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.07mg | 0.29mg | 2% |
| Choline | 2.3mg | 6.3mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 67.89g | 67.03g | N/A |
| Sugar | 63.1g | 63.35g | N/A |
| 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
| Contains more FatsFats | +4061.5% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +10.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +36.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +97.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +13400% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +41747.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.9% |
