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Garden rhubarb vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between garden rhubarb and dates

  • Garden rhubarb is richer in vitamin K and vitamin C, yet dates are richer in fiber, copper, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B5, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for dates is 25% higher.
  • Garden rhubarb contains 20 times more vitamin C than dates. Garden rhubarb contains 8mg of vitamin C, while dates contain 0.4mg.
  • Garden rhubarb has a lower glycemic index than dates.

Food types used in this article are Rhubarb, raw 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
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 CalciumCalcium +120.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.8%
Contains more IronIron +363.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +881%
Contains more ZincZinc +190%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +342.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +172.7%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
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 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +440%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +985.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +324.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +592.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +587.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden rhubarb Dates DV% diff.
Fiber 1.8g 8g 25%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 4.54g 75.03g 23%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 2.7µg 22%
Copper 0.021mg 0.206mg 21%
Calories 21kcal 282kcal 13%
Potassium 288mg 656mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.165mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 0.589mg 10%
Iron 0.22mg 1.02mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 0.4mg 8%
Phosphorus 14mg 62mg 7%
Magnesium 12mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 1.274mg 6%
Calcium 86mg 39mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.052mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.066mg 3%
Folate 7µg 19µg 3%
Manganese 0.196mg 0.262mg 3%
Selenium 1.1µg 3µg 3%
Protein 0.9g 2.45g 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.05mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 0.019g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 2.74g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 63.35g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 6.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.036g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 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 +356%
Contains more ProteinProtein +172.2%
Contains more FatsFats +95%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1552.6%
Contains more OtherOther +113.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +421.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.036g

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.