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Carissa (natal-plum) vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carissa (natal-plum) and dates different?

  • Carissa (natal-plum) is richer in vitamin C, while dates are higher in carbs, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
  • Carissa (natal-plum) covers your daily need for vitamin C 42% more than dates.

Carissa, (natal-plum), raw and Dates, deglet noor types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 23% 49% 70% 0% 3% 0.39% 0% 0%
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 IronIron +28.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +254.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +785.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Copper ~0.206mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 127% 0% 0.67% 0% 10% 14% 3.8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Dates
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.3% 0% 0% 1% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +9400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +537%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.066mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carissa (natal-plum) Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin C 38mg 0.4mg 42%
Fiber 8g 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 13.63g 75.03g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 13%
Potassium 260mg 656mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 12%
Calories 62kcal 282kcal 11%
Manganese 0.262mg 11%
Phosphorus 7mg 62mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.274mg 7%
Magnesium 16mg 43mg 6%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Folate 19µg 5%
Protein 0.5g 2.45g 4%
Iron 1.31mg 1.02mg 4%
Calcium 11mg 39mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Fats 1.3g 0.39g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.052mg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Weight per 100 calories 161g 35g N/A
Net carbs 13.63g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Copper 0.21mg 0.206mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.066mg 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
14% 84%
Protein: 0.5 g
Fats: 1.3 g
Carbs: 13.63 g
Water: 84.17 g
Other: 0.4 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 FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +310%
Contains more ProteinProtein +390%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +450.5%

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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. Carissa (natal-plum) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173952/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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