Dates, Medjool leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Dates, Medjool comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple juice for less sugar and more vitamin C.
Pick Dates, Medjool for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.22 g0.65 gWIN
- Carbohydrate24.57 g27.06 g
- Fibermore is better0.43 g2.42 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN20.91 g24 g
- Total fat0.28 g0.05 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.05 g—
- Sodiumless is better8.7 mg0.36 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better219.57 mg251.26 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better17.39 mg23.1 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.26 mg0.32 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better10.87 mg19.49 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN83.7 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

