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Soybean meal vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between soybean meal and dates?

  • Soybean meal has more copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B6 than dates.
  • Soybean meal's daily need coverage for copper is 199% higher.
  • Dates have 17 times less zinc than soybean meal. Soybean meal has 5.06mg of zinc, while dates have 0.29mg.
  • Soybean meal has a higher glycemic index (68) than dates (42).

We used Soy meal, defatted, raw and Dates, deglet noor types in this comparison.

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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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Dates
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 +611.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +525.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +279.6%
Contains more IronIron +1243.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +870.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1644.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1030.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1350.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
~equal in Selenium ~3µg

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Dates
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1228.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +103.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +235.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +244.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1494.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean meal Dates DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.206mg 199%
Iron 13.7mg 1.02mg 159%
Manganese 3.8mg 0.262mg 154%
Protein 49.2g 2.45g 94%
Phosphorus 701mg 62mg 91%
Folate 303µg 19µg 71%
Magnesium 306mg 43mg 63%
Potassium 2490mg 656mg 54%
Vitamin B1 0.691mg 0.052mg 53%
Zinc 5.06mg 0.29mg 43%
Fiber 8g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.569mg 0.165mg 31%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 0.589mg 28%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Calcium 244mg 39mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.066mg 14%
Carbs 35.89g 75.03g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.587mg 1.274mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.045g 0.019g 7%
Calories 337kcal 282kcal 3%
Fats 2.39g 0.39g 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.409g 0.036g 1%
Saturated fat 0.268g 0.032g 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Selenium 3.3µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 35.89g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Dates
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 +1908.2%
Contains more FatsFats +512.8%
Contains more OtherOther +248.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +109.1%
Contains more WaterWater +195.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Dates
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 +1036.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5400%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.1%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.