The Benefits Of Dates

Understanding the Date Nutrition is more than just knowing the vitamins and minerals available in it. It means going beyond Dates calories and the nutrition facts of fresh dates. It s clearly identified date benefits associated with intaking date fruit into your everyday routine.

The Goodness Of Dates

Dietary Fiber A 1/4-cup serving of dates provides 11% of the Daily Value (DV) for fiber.

  • Dates like most plant-based foods contain both soluble and insoluble fibers.
  • Soluble fibers dissolve in water and help to lower cholesterol absorption. As part of a daily diet, soluble fibers help to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Insoluble fibers do not dissolve in water and can add bulk giving you that full feeling of satiety. 

 

Antioxidant Phytochemicals

  Dates are rich in a variety of plant chemicals such as phenolics, anthocyanidins,   procyanidins, and flavonoids - shown to protect the body against oxidation.

Vitamins

  Dates contain 6 essential B vitamins. The body does not store these vitamins and   they are best when consumed daily:

 Thiamin, 2% DV - Riboflavin, 4% DV - Niacin, 4% DV - Pantothenic Acid, 6%    DV - Vitamin B 6, 4% DV - Biotin, 8% DV

Minerals

  For a 40 gram serving of dates, there are 7 minerals consisting of Potassium. 6%        DV-Copper. 10% DV-Magnesium. 4% DV-Manganese, 4% DV-Zinc. 2% DV-       Calcium 2% DV-Iron, 2% DV 

Nutritional Content

Our Medjoul Dates contains the below Nutrition in every consumption of 

  • Calories:133

  • Carbs: 36 gm

  • Fiber: 3.2 gm

  • Protein: 0.8 gm

  • Sugar: 32 gm

  • Fat: 0 grams

  • Calcium: 2% of the Daily Value (DV)

  • Iron: 2% of the DV

  • Potassium: 7% of the DV

  • Copper: 19% of the DV

  • Vitamin B6: 7% of the DV

  • Magnesium: 6% of the DV

Dates offer a significant amount of fiber and a variety of vitamins and minerals, including iron, potassium, B vitamins, copper, and magnesium. Compared to other common varieties, Medjool dates are the most trusted source of calcium.