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Rutabagas vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between rutabagas and dates

  • Rutabagas have more vitamin C; however, dates have more fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B5, iron, manganese, and magnesium.
  • Rutabagas' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 27% more.
  • Rutabagas have 2 times more choline than dates. Rutabagas have 14.1mg of choline, while dates have 6.3mg.
  • Rutabagas have a higher glycemic index than dates.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rutabagas, 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 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
Dates
9
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 +115%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.1%
Contains more IronIron +131.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +543.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +328.6%
~equal in Calcium ~39mg

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 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
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 +6150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +268.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin C 25mg 0.4mg 27%
Fiber 2.3g 8g 23%
Fructose 1.61g 19.56g 22%
Carbs 8.62g 75.03g 22%
Copper 0.032mg 0.206mg 19%
Calories 37kcal 282kcal 12%
Potassium 305mg 656mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 0.589mg 9%
Iron 0.44mg 1.02mg 7%
Manganese 0.131mg 0.262mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.165mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 43mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.274mg 4%
Selenium 0.7µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.052mg 3%
Protein 1.08g 2.45g 3%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.066mg 2%
Choline 14.1mg 6.3mg 1%
Folate 21µg 19µg 1%
Phosphorus 53mg 62mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 6.32g 67.03g N/A
Calcium 43mg 39mg 0%
Sugar 4.46g 63.35g N/A
Zinc 0.24mg 0.29mg 0%
Starch 0.4g 0%
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 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
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 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 +335.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +126.9%
Contains more FatsFats +143.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +770.4%
Contains more OtherOther +125.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 18% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Dates
1
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 -15.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +363.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 11% 47% 33%
Starch: 0.4 g
Sucrose: 0.53 g
Glucose: 2.3 g
Fructose: 1.61 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.02 g
Galactose: 0 g
Dates
4
38% 31% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 23.84 g
Glucose: 19.87 g
Fructose: 19.56 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.12 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +4398.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +763.9%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1114.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +500%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/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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