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Peruvian groundcherry vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between Peruvian groundcherry and dates

  • Peruvian groundcherry is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B3, yet dates are higher in carbs.
  • Dates cover your daily carbs needs 21% more than Peruvian groundcherry.
  • Peruvian groundcherry contains 28 times more vitamin C than dates. While Peruvian groundcherry contains 11mg of vitamin C, dates contain only 0.4mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw and Dates, deglet noor.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Iron ~1.02mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 37% 0% 12% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Dates
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.3% 0% 0% 1% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +119.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peruvian groundcherry Dates DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Copper 0.206mg 23%
Carbs 11.2g 75.03g 21%
Potassium 656mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 13%
Vitamin C 11mg 0.4mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 12%
Calories 53kcal 282kcal 11%
Manganese 0.262mg 11%
Magnesium 43mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.8mg 1.274mg 10%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.052mg 5%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin A 36µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 9mg 39mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 3%
Phosphorus 40mg 62mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Protein 1.9g 2.45g 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 0.87g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 279kcal 1151kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 189g 35g N/A
Fats 0.7g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 11.2g 67.03g N/A
Iron 1mg 1.02mg 0%
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Sodium 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 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 +79.5%
Contains more WaterWater +316%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +569.9%

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/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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