NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF EDIBLE DATES

The sugar content of ripe dates is about 70%-80%.The remainder consists of protein, fat and mineral products including copper, iron, magnesium and fluoric acid. Dates are high in fiber and an excellent source of potassium. Five dates contain about 115-230 calories, nearly all from carbohydrates. There is a link between the regular consumption of dates and a lower risk of heart disease and cancer. Specifically the Bedouin Arabs eat the fruit regularly and have shown an extremely low rate of cancer and heart disease. The less sweet dates are known as bread dates to the Arabs and traditionally were used for everyday consumption. About 2% of the date is protein and about 2% is fat. The Medjool date is a dessert date both in the United States and Arabic countries.

Approximately three ounces of dates contain the following:

Calories ……………………........................……………….230

Protein…..................…………………………………. 2 grams

Carbohydrates………....……………………………. 62 grams

Fat……………………........................………………. 0 grams

Cholesterol……………………………..…….…. 0 milligrams

Sodium………………………………….........…. 0 milligrams

Potassium…………………………….………. 570 milligrams

Dietary Fiber …………………………........………….6 grams

% of USRDA

Protein ……...……………………...……………………. 2%

Vitamin A ......................…………………………………. *

Vitamin C ...............................…………………………….*

Thiamin ………..........................…………………………. 2%

Riboflavin……….......................…………………………. 6%

Niacin ……….............................………………………. 6%

Calcium …...…..........................…………………………. 4%

Iron ...… ……................................………………………. 4%

Vitamin E.…………..........................……………………. *

Vitamin B6……..................……………………………….*

Folacin …………...........................……………………….4%

Phosphorus....………....................………………………. 6%

Magnesium…………..................………………………. 10%

Zinc…………....…................................…………………. 2%

Copper……………………...........................……………. 4%

Biotin ………………….................................…………….*

Paniothenic Acid...…………............……………………. 6%

* less than 2% of the USRDA for this nutrient

Dates Fruit

The more common dates are the: Aabel, Ajwah, Al-Barakah, Amir Hajj or 'Amer Hajj', 'Abid Rahim , Barakawi ,. Barhee or (barhi), Bireir , DatÃ§a Date, Deglet Noor , Derrie or 'Dayri' , Empress , Ftimi or 'Alligue' , Holwah (Halawi) , Haleema , Hayany , Iteema , Khajur , Kenta , Khadrawy, Khalasah , 'Khlas', Khastawi (Khusatawi, Kustawy), Maktoom ( , Manakbir , Medjool , Migraf, Mgmaget Ayuob , Mishriq, Mozafati , Nabtat-seyf , Rotab, Sagâ€˜ai, Saidy (Saidi), Sayer (Sayir) Sekkeri , Sellaj , Tagyat , Tamej, Thoory (Thuri), Umeljwary, Umelkhashab , Zahidi , Zaghloul

Our site is about dates fruit. The Hernandez Medjool Date farm is the place to buy dates, California dates in bulk, and a variety of palms, including Washingtonian Robusta and Mexican Fan Palms. This is the place to order medjool dates in bulk and to buy wholesale palms. The place to buy Medjool dates, medjool date palms, date palms. The place to get all your facts about medjool dates. Nutritional information, buying information, and history of the date. A place to buy medjool dates and trees (palms).

The Hernandez Medjool Date Farm

CALIFORNIA DATES, CALIFORNIA GROWN MEDJOOL DATES, DATES FRUIT