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Lime vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lime and dates?

  • Lime is richer in vitamin C, while dates are higher in fiber, potassium, copper, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Lime's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 32% higher.

We used Limes, raw and Dates, deglet noor types in this comparison.

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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.
Lime
Lime
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Dates
Dates
9
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 +616.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +543.1%
Contains more IronIron +70%
Contains more CopperCopper +216.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +163.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +244.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +650%
~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.
Lime
Lime
3
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 97% 0% 0.67% 4.4% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6%
Dates
Dates
7
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 +7175%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +340%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +537%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +283.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lime Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin C 29.1mg 0.4mg 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Carbs 10.54g 75.03g 21%
Fiber 2.8g 8g 21%
Potassium 102mg 656mg 16%
Copper 0.065mg 0.206mg 16%
Calories 30kcal 282kcal 13%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.262mg 11%
Magnesium 6mg 43mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.165mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.274mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 0.589mg 7%
Phosphorus 18mg 62mg 6%
Iron 0.6mg 1.02mg 5%
Selenium 0.4µg 3µg 5%
Protein 0.7g 2.45g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.066mg 4%
Folate 8µg 19µg 3%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 2.7µg 2%
Calcium 33mg 39mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.05mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.3g 0.87g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 429kcal 1151kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 333g 35g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 7.74g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 1.69g 63.35g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Choline 5.1mg 6.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
Lime
1
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Dates
Dates
4
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 WaterWater +329.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +250%
Contains more FatsFats +95%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +611.9%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lime
Lime
2
23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Dates
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89.5%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.