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Instant coffee vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between instant coffee and dates

  • Instant coffee has less fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B5, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Dates' daily need coverage for fiber is 32% more.
  • Dates have a higher glycemic index than instant coffee.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water 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 2.9% 1.2% 2.6% 1.5% 3.7% 0.27% 1.3% 0.52% 2% 0.55%
Dates
10
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 +975%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +875%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2086.7%
Contains more IronIron +2450%
Contains more CopperCopper +1772.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1966.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1646.7%
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.
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% 0.23% 4.4% 0.06% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Dates
10
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 +6500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +439.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Instant coffee Dates DV% diff.
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Carbs 0.34g 75.03g 25%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Copper 0.011mg 0.206mg 22%
Potassium 30mg 656mg 18%
Calories 2kcal 282kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.165mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.001mg 0.589mg 12%
Iron 0.04mg 1.02mg 12%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.262mg 11%
Magnesium 4mg 43mg 9%
Phosphorus 3mg 62mg 8%
Caffeine 26mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.236mg 1.274mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.066mg 5%
Protein 0.1g 2.45g 5%
Folate 0µg 19µg 5%
Selenium 0.1µg 3µg 5%
Calcium 4mg 39mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.052mg 4%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.7µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.39g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 0.34g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 0g 63.35g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.002g 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
99%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.34 g
Water: 99.09 g
Other: 0.47 g
Dates
4
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 +382.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2350%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21967.6%
Contains more OtherOther +240.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.002 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +850%

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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. Instant coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174130/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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