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Vegetable vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between vegetable and dates

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and manganese, while dates have more fiber, potassium, copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 85% higher.
  • Dates contain 9 times less vitamin K than vegetable. Vegetable contains 23.5µg of vitamin K, while dates contain 2.7µg.
  • Dates have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of dates is 42, while the glycemic index of vegetable is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 ZincZinc +69%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +95.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +288.2%
Contains more IronIron +24.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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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 +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +660%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +770.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +282.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +49.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +290.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Dates DV% diff.
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Carbs 13.09g 75.03g 21%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 2.7µg 17%
Potassium 169mg 656mg 14%
Copper 0.083mg 0.206mg 14%
Fiber 4.4g 8g 14%
Calories 65kcal 282kcal 11%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.589mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.165mg 7%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.262mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 43mg 5%
Selenium 0.3µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.066mg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 6.3mg 3%
Iron 0.82mg 1.02mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 1.274mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.05mg 2%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.29mg 2%
Phosphorus 51mg 62mg 2%
Protein 2.86g 2.45g 1%
Calcium 25mg 39mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 63.35g N/A
Folate 19µg 19µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 +16.7%
Contains more WaterWater +305.4%
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +473.2%
Contains more OtherOther +138.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +278.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +260%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.032g

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.