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Dates vs Potatoes
CALORIC DENSITY
Dates, medjool
Potatoes, red, flesh & skn, bkd
2.77
0.89
9421
11358

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Dates
Potatoes
Protein = 1g
Protein = 5g
Carbohydrates = 54g
Carbohydrates = 44g
Fat = 0g
Fat = 0g
Fiber = 5g
Fiber = 4g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient dates potatoes
Protein 1g 5g
Carbohydrate 54g 44g
Fiber 5g 4g
Fat 0g 0g
Monounsat. Fat 0g 0g
Polyunsat. Fat 0g 0g
Saturated Fat 0g 0g
dates
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 2%
Choline = 10%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 38%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin E = 1%
Vitamin K = 2%
Vitamin K = 8%
Nutrientdatespotatoes
Choline2%10%
Vitamin A1%0%
Vitamin C0%38%
Vitamin E0%1%
Vitamin K2%8%

Potatoes have significantly more Vitamins C, K than dates. Potatoes are a good source of Vitamin C, Niacin, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron. Potatoes are a great source of Vitamin B6.

potatoes

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 4%
Vitamin B1 = 16%
Vitamin B2 = 4%
Vitamin B2 = 10%
Vitamin B3 = 10%
Vitamin B3 = 30%
Vitamin B5 = 12%
Vitamin B5 = 15%
Vitamin B6 = 16%
Vitamin B6 = 43%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientdatespotatoes
Vitamin B14%16%
Vitamin B24%10%
Vitamin B310%30%
Vitamin B512%15%
Vitamin B616%43%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 0%
Sodium = 2%
Potassium = 14%
Potassium = 35%
Calcium = 9%
Calcium = 4%
Magnesium = 11%
Magnesium = 18%
Phosphorus = 8%
Phosphorus = 28%
Iron = 11%
Iron = 26%
Manganese = 9%
Manganese = 17%
Selenium = 0%
Selenium = 4%
Copper = 26%
Copper = 39%
Zinc = 3%
Zinc = 10%
Nutrientdatespotatoes
Sodium0%2%
Potasium14%35%
Calcium9%4%
Magnesium11%18%
Phosphorus8%28%
Iron11%26%
Manganese9%17%
Selenium0%4%
Copper26%39%
Zinc3%10%

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