Dates vs. Garlic Powder

Nutrition comparison of Dates and Garlic Powder


Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?

We compared the nutritional contents of dates versus garlic powder (100g each) below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].

For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in dates and garlic powder:

  • Both dates and garlic powder are high in calcium, calories, carbohydrates, dietary fiber and potassium.
  • Garlic powder has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
  • Garlic powder is an excellent source of iron and protein.
Detailed nutritional comparison of dates and garlic powder is analyzed below. You can also visualize the nutritional comparison for a custom portion or serving size and see how the nutrition compares.

USDA sources for nutritional information: Dates (Dates, medjool) and Garlic Powder (Spices, garlic powder) . Have a correction or suggestions? Shoot us an email.


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Calories and Carbs

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Both dates and garlic powder are high in calories. Garlic powder has 19% more calories than date - date has 277 calories per 100 grams and garlic powder has 331 calories.

For macronutrient ratios, dates is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to garlic powder for fat. Dates has a macronutrient ratio of 2:97:1 and for garlic powder, 18:80:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.

Macro Ratios from Calories:

Dates Garlic Powder
Protein 2% 18%
Carbohydrates 97% 80%
Fat 1% 2%
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carbohydrates

Both dates and garlic powder are high in carbohydrates. Date is very similar to garlic powder for carbohydrates - date has 75g of total carbs per 100 grams and garlic powder has 72.7g of carbohydrates.

dietary fiber

Both dates and garlic powder are high in dietary fiber. Garlic powder has 34% more dietary fiber than date - date has 6.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and garlic powder has 9g of dietary fiber.

sugar

Date is high in sugar and garlic powder has 96% less sugar than date - date has 66.5g of sugar per 100 grams and garlic powder has 2.4g of sugar.

Protein

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Garlic powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 814% more protein than date - date has 1.8g of protein per 100 grams and garlic powder has 16.6g of protein.

Fat

saturated fat

Both garlic powder and dates are low in saturated fat - garlic powder has 0.25g of saturated fat per 100 grams and date does not contain significant amounts.

Vitamins

Vitamin C

Garlic powder has more Vitamin C than date - garlic powder has 1.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and date does not contain significant amounts.

Vitamin A

Date has more Vitamin A than garlic powder - date has 7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and garlic powder does not contain significant amounts.

Vitamin E

Garlic powder has more Vitamin E than date - garlic powder has 0.67mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and date does not contain significant amounts.

Vitamin K

Dates and garlic powder contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - date has 2.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and garlic powder has 0.4ug of Vitamin K.

The B Vitamins

Garlic powder has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both dates and garlic powder contain significant amounts of niacin and pantothenic acid.

Dates Garlic Powder
Thiamin 0.05 MG 0.435 MG
Riboflavin 0.06 MG 0.141 MG
Niacin 1.61 MG 0.796 MG
Pantothenic acid 0.805 MG 0.743 MG
Vitamin B6 0.249 MG 1.654 MG
Folate 15 UG 47 UG

Minerals

calcium

Both dates and garlic powder are high in calcium. Garlic powder has 23% more calcium than date - date has 64mg of calcium per 100 grams and garlic powder has 79mg of calcium.

iron

Garlic powder is an excellent source of iron and it has 528% more iron than date - date has 0.9mg of iron per 100 grams and garlic powder has 5.7mg of iron.

potassium

Both dates and garlic powder are high in potassium. Garlic powder has 71% more potassium than date - date has 696mg of potassium per 100 grams and garlic powder has 1193mg of potassium.




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Note: The specific food items compared are: Dates (Dates, medjool) and Garlic Powder (Spices, garlic powder) .

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FAQ

Does dates or garlic powder contain more calories in 100 grams?
Both dates and garlic powder are high in calories. Garlic powder has 20% more calories than date - date has 277 calories in 100g and garlic powder has 331 calories.

Does dates or garlic powder have more carbohydrates?
By weight, both dates and garlic powder are high in carbohydrates. date is very similar to garlic powder for carbohydrates - date has 75g of carbs for 100g and garlic powder has 72.7g of carbohydrates.

Does dates or garlic powder contain more calcium?
Both dates and garlic powder are high in calcium. Garlic powder has 20% more calcium than date - date has 64mg of calcium in 100 grams and garlic powder has 79mg of calcium.

Does dates or garlic powder contain more iron?
Garlic powder is an abundant source of iron and it has 530% more iron than date - date has 0.9mg of iron in 100 grams and garlic powder has 5.7mg of iron.

Does dates or garlic powder contain more potassium?
Both dates and garlic powder are high in potassium. Garlic powder has 70% more potassium than date - date has 696mg of potassium in 100 grams and garlic powder has 1193mg of potassium.