Dates, Medjool leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Apples, canned: 100 g · Dates, Medjool: 100 g.
The verdict
Dates, Medjool comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apples, canned 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
- Energy67 kcal277 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.18 g1.81 gWIN
- Carbohydrate16.84 g74.97 g
- Fibermore is better2 g6.7 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN14.84 g66.47 g
- Total fat0.43 g0.15 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.07 g—
- Sodiumless is better3 mg1 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better70 mg696 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better4 mg64 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.24 mg0.9 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better3 mg54 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN0.2 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.

