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Minestrone vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between minestrone and dates?

  • Minestrone is higher in vitamin A, yet dates are higher in fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B5, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Dates' daily need coverage for fiber is 30% more.
  • Minestrone has 127 times more sodium than dates. While minestrone has 254mg of sodium, dates have only 2mg.

We used Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +178.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +404.6%
Contains more IronIron +168.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +303.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +169.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +72.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.29mg

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
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 +25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +225.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +320.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +302.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Dates DV% diff.
Fiber 0.4g 8g 30%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 4.66g 75.03g 23%
Copper 0.051mg 0.206mg 17%
Potassium 130mg 656mg 15%
Calories 34kcal 282kcal 12%
Sodium 254mg 2mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.165mg 10%
Magnesium 3mg 43mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.589mg 9%
Iron 0.38mg 1.02mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 1.274mg 6%
Phosphorus 23mg 62mg 6%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.262mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Vitamin A 49µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.066mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.019g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.052mg 3%
Calcium 14mg 39mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.036g 1%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.032g 1%
Protein 1.77g 2.45g 1%
Fats 1.04g 0.39g 1%
Folate 15µg 19µg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 67.03g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Zinc 0.31mg 0.29mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 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 FatsFats +166.7%
Contains more WaterWater +344.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1510.1%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +705.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2321.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.1%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.