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Wheat vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat and dates

  • Dates have less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than wheat .
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 157% more than dates.
  • Wheat has 14 times more zinc than dates. While wheat has 4.16mg of zinc, dates have only 0.29mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Wheat, durum 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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Dates
2
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 +234.9%
Contains more IronIron +245.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1334.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +719.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1049.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2880%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.2%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 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 +705.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +428.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +153.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Dates DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 3µg 157%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.262mg 120%
Phosphorus 508mg 62mg 64%
Copper 0.553mg 0.206mg 39%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.29mg 35%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 1.274mg 34%
Fiber 8g 32%
Iron 3.52mg 1.02mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.052mg 31%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Magnesium 144mg 43mg 24%
Protein 13.68g 2.45g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.165mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.589mg 7%
Potassium 431mg 656mg 7%
Folate 43µg 19µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.019g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.066mg 4%
Calories 339kcal 282kcal 3%
Fats 2.47g 0.39g 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.032g 2%
Calcium 34mg 39mg 1%
Carbs 71.13g 75.03g 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.036g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 71.13g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 +458.4%
Contains more FatsFats +533.3%
Contains more OtherOther +11.3%
Contains more WaterWater +87.7%
~equal in Carbs ~75.03g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +855.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5047.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.