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Safflower vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are safflower and dates different?

  • Safflower is higher than dates in copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B6, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B5, iron, zinc, and folate.
  • Safflower covers your daily need for copper, 171% more than dates.
  • Safflower contains 22 times more vitamin B1 than dates. Safflower contains 1.163mg of vitamin B1, while dates contain 0.052mg.

Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried and Dates, deglet noor types were used 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 252% 23% 61% 184% 582% 138% 276% 0.39% 263% 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 +720.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +380.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +748.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1641.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +938.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +668.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
~equal in Potassium ~656mg

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% 1% 0% 0% 291% 96% 43% 242% 270% 0% 0% 120% 0%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2136.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +528.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +584.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +609.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +742.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Dates DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 0.019g 188%
Copper 1.747mg 0.206mg 171%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.052mg 93%
Phosphorus 644mg 62mg 83%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.165mg 77%
Manganese 2.014mg 0.262mg 76%
Magnesium 353mg 43mg 74%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 0.589mg 69%
Fats 38.45g 0.39g 59%
Iron 4.9mg 1.02mg 49%
Zinc 5.05mg 0.29mg 43%
Folate 160µg 19µg 35%
Fiber 8g 32%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.066mg 27%
Protein 16.18g 2.45g 27%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Saturated fat 3.682g 0.032g 17%
Carbs 34.29g 75.03g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 0.036g 12%
Calories 517kcal 282kcal 12%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 1.274mg 6%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Calcium 78mg 39mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Potassium 687mg 656mg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 34.29g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 38% 34% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.18 g
Fats: 38.45 g
Carbs: 34.29 g
Water: 5.62 g
Other: 5.46 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 ProteinProtein +560.4%
Contains more FatsFats +9759%
Contains more OtherOther +241.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.8%
Contains more WaterWater +265.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 13% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.682 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.848 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.223 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 +13366.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +148442.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Safflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170558/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.