Comparison

Dates (Medjool) vs Apple, with skin: Fiber Comparison

Dates (Medjool) carries more fiber per serving — 5.4g versus 4.4g for Apple, with skin. Here's the full breakdown.

Dates (Medjool)

5.4g per 3 dates (75g)
Soluble1.5g
Insoluble3.9g
Calories200
Protein1.6g

Apple, with skin

4.4g per 1 medium (182g)
Soluble1.2g
Insoluble3.2g
Calories95
Protein0.5g

The verdict

Dates (Medjool) delivers 1.0g more fiber than Apple, with skin per serving, a 23% difference. High fiber for a dried fruit, and often used as a whole-food sweetener in recipes specifically because of that fiber content.

Dates (Medjool): 5.4g/serving Apple, with skin: 4.4g/serving Difference: 1.0g