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Spinach raw vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between spinach raw and dates

  • Spinach raw is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, manganese, iron, vitamin E, and vitamin B2, yet dates are richer in fiber and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach raw is 400% higher.
  • Spinach raw contains 938 times more vitamin A than dates. Spinach raw contains 9377IU of vitamin A, while dates contain 10IU.

Food types used in this article are Spinach, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Dates
5
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 +83.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +153.8%
Contains more IronIron +165.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +242.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 +6925%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3960%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +17785.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +921.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +206.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +806.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 2.7µg 400%
Vitamin A 469µg 0µg 52%
Folate 194µg 19µg 44%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 0.4mg 31%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.262mg 28%
Fructose 0.15g 19.56g 24%
Carbs 3.63g 75.03g 24%
Fiber 2.2g 8g 23%
Iron 2.71mg 1.02mg 21%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0.05mg 13%
Calories 23kcal 282kcal 13%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.589mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.066mg 9%
Magnesium 79mg 43mg 9%
Copper 0.13mg 0.206mg 8%
Calcium 99mg 39mg 6%
Selenium 1µg 3µg 4%
Sodium 79mg 2mg 3%
Potassium 558mg 656mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 1.274mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.052mg 2%
Choline 19.3mg 6.3mg 2%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.29mg 2%
Phosphorus 49mg 62mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.165mg 2%
Protein 2.86g 2.45g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.019g 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 63.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Dates
1
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 +16.7%
Contains more WaterWater +345.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1966.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.39g
~equal in Other ~1.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
Dates
2
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 +768.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +260%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 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 GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +33957.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +17963.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +12940%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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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