Truffle vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between truffle and dates
- Truffle is higher than dates in fiber, selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and zinc.
- Truffle covers your daily fiber needs 248% more than dates.
- Truffle contains 14 times more selenium than dates. While truffle contains 43.4µg of selenium, dates contain only 3µg.
Food varieties used in this article are Fungi, Cloud ears, dried 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +93% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +307.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +14.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +476.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +355.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +196.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +644.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1346.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +12.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -94.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1178.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +391.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +246.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +22.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +47.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Fiber | 70.1g | 8g | 248% |
Selenium | 43.4µg | 3µg | 73% |
Manganese | 1.951mg | 0.262mg | 73% |
Iron | 5.88mg | 1.02mg | 61% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.844mg | 0.066mg | 60% |
Vitamin B3 | 6.267mg | 1.274mg | 31% |
Fructose | 19.56g | 24% | |
Phosphorus | 184mg | 62mg | 17% |
Protein | 9.25g | 2.45g | 14% |
Calcium | 159mg | 39mg | 12% |
Magnesium | 83mg | 43mg | 10% |
Zinc | 1.32mg | 0.29mg | 9% |
Folate | 38µg | 19µg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.112mg | 0.165mg | 4% |
Copper | 0.183mg | 0.206mg | 3% |
Potassium | 754mg | 656mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.015mg | 0.052mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 2.7µg | 2% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.481mg | 0.589mg | 2% |
Sodium | 35mg | 2mg | 1% |
Choline | 6.3mg | 1% | |
Carbs | 73.01g | 75.03g | 1% |
Fats | 0.73g | 0.39g | 1% |
Calories | 284kcal | 282kcal | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.4mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 2.91g | 67.03g | N/A |
Sugar | 63.35g | N/A | |
Vitamin E | 0.05mg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.032g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.036g | 0% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +277.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +87.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +38.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +38.7% |
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Carbs
~75.03g