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Soba vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soba and dates

  • Soba has less copper, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B5, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Dates' daily need coverage for copper is 22% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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.
Soba
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
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 ManganeseManganese +42.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +377.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +875%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1774.3%
Contains more IronIron +112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2475%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +148%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%

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.
Soba
1
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% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +80.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +149.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +312.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soba Dates DV% diff.
Fiber 8g 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Copper 0.008mg 0.206mg 22%
Potassium 35mg 656mg 18%
Carbs 21.44g 75.03g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.165mg 10%
Calories 99kcal 282kcal 9%
Magnesium 9mg 43mg 8%
Iron 0.48mg 1.02mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.589mg 7%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 1.274mg 5%
Phosphorus 25mg 62mg 5%
Protein 5.06g 2.45g 5%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.262mg 5%
Calcium 4mg 39mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.052mg 4%
Folate 7µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.066mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 2mg 3%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.39g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 21.44g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
2
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Dates
3
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 +106.5%
Contains more WaterWater +255.6%
Contains more FatsFats +290%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +250%
Contains more OtherOther +310.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
2
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 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 -40.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.5%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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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