Healthy Food Database

Dates
Considered to be one of the earliest cultivated foods, referred to in the Old Testament. Dates are the fruit of the date palm. The fruit is extremely sweet, containing as much as 70% sugar. Most dates are imported frozen from Israel or California.
Fresh dates should be firm and springy and smell fresh. Available in greengrocers.
Dried dates should be firm with no traces of crystallised sugar on the outside.
Category: Fruit
In Season: all year
To Buy:
Fresh dates should be firm and springy and smell fresh. Available in greengrocers. Dried dates should be firm with no traces of crystallised sugar on the outside.
To Store:
Fresh, soft dates will keep for several weeks at room temperature. Dried dates will keep for up to a year in an airtight container in the pantry.
Tips & Tricks:
Cut dates with scissors dipped in hot water.
Cooking Tips:
When adding dates to cakes or fruit loafs, coat them lightly in flour to avoid them falling to the bottom of the tin.

Nutrition per 1 Unit:

Energy (kJ):
105
High GI > 70 :
Fat (g):
0.0
Monosaturated Fat , g:
0.0
Salicylates:
Very high
Carbohydrates, g:
5.9
Protein (g):
0.2
Saturated Fat, g :
0.0
Amines:
Very High
Glutamates:
n/a

Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*

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* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.

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