Dates, deglet noor leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Dates, deglet noor comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apples, canned for more fiber, less sugar and more vitamin C.
Pick Dates, deglet noor for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.27 g0.87 gWIN
- Carbohydrate25.13 g26.61 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.99 g2.84 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN22.15 g22.46 g
- Total fat0.64 g0.14 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.1 g0.01 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better4.48 mg0.71 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better104.48 mg232.62 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better5.97 mg13.83 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.36 mg0.36 mg
- Magnesiummore is better4.48 mg15.25 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN0.3 mg0.14 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.

