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My name is Amarachi Okike, a content writer and lover of the African culture especially its traditional dishes. - Advertisement - Table of
13 Interesting Facts About Dates That Will Shock You. My name is Amarachi Okike, a content writer and lover of the African culture especially its traditional dishes.
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- Advertisement - Table of Contents. First of All, What Are Dates? In simple words, dates can be described as a chewy and sweet fruit that is usually gotten from the date palm tree also known as “ Phoenix dactylifra”. Dates can also be described as a stone fruit, which can easily be described as a single seed, that is surrounded by an outer layer of fleshy fruit. Examples of these stone fruits are, How Do You Preserve Dates? Image from: Pinterest.com. When it comes to fruits, everyone is easily bothered about how to preserve them and increase the shelf life of the fruit, and dates are not an exception. It is important to learn how to preserve your foodstuff, this would ensure you are maintaining the nutrients and shelf life of your food. A fruit like dates is pretty easy to store, there are several means, but the most commons means used to preserve dates is by refrigeration. Keeping dates in the freezer is a great means of preservation and it can preserve your dates for up to a year. Another way of preserving dates is by storing them in a cool dry place at room temperature, this method would preserve your dates for a few months. Interesting Facts About Dates. You might be wondering if dates really can last that long, well here you go with another. 1) Did you know that dates are known to be one of the fruits with the least moisture content? In simple words, dates are naturally dehydrated. image from: Pinterest.com. 2) Did you know, as time goes by and dates are stored, they begin to release their sugars to the surface, these sugars at the surface might be mistaken as molds, but don’t be afraid, they are not molds, they are sugar? What have you been doing, if you have not heard about dates? If you already know what dates are, your memory is still going to be refreshed. 3) Dates are considered to be very popular in the Middle East and have been around for thousands of years. They are also very common amongst the Muslims, and it is said that dates and date palms are sacred, hence commonly used during their fasting periods, as well as other dried fruits. They are also the sole provider of some nutrients needed by the body to function properly. 4) Did you know that each date is said to contain a high amount of fiber and 60 to 70 percent sugar? This fact is why dates are considered to be a great energy booster. Dates are very popular around the world, for the wonders they perform and their sweetness, yes, dates are also sweet. Dates are very popular for their series of nutritional benefits, the most popular health benefit of dates is the energy-boosting ability, which helps in the increment of iron in the body, and the ability of dates to aid in digestion processes. Let us not dive too deep into the health benefits now, we would still get to that, but it is hard to talk about dates without talking about the health benefits. Image from: Pinterest.com. 5) Did you know that dates are also used as sweeteners in juices, smoothies, nutrition bars, muffins, pastries, snacks, and so many more? Some suggestions for Amazon links to “ Just Date Syrup”. What Are The the Nutritional Contents of Dates? Just as we said earlier, dates are known to contain a good amount of nutrients that are required by the body for certain functions and energy. As you know, the African food network is here to give you the information you need on anything African and food, and dates are not left out from the fun. You are about to understand the nutritional contents of dates, basically, the nutrients found in this sweet fruit. Let us get right into the nutritional contents of dates, According to organicfacts.net, dates are a good source of energy and some other requirements by the body like, Vitamins, minerals, sugar and so many more. There are also some essential nutrients that are contained in dates like, Calcium, potassium, sodium, and phosphorus. Some other nutrients that are contained in dates are, Vitamin k Vitamin A Vitamin B6 Thiamin Riboflavin Niacin Folate. 6) Did you know that daily consumption of 15% of the essential minerals, like copper, magnesium, selenium, and potassium can be fulfilled by the consumption of 4 pitted dates per day? Now you know this information, what are you waiting for? Start eating dates right now. You have been enlightened on the nutritional contents of this wonder fruit called dates, are you not wondering what this sweet and healthy fruit does to the body? Of course, you are going to wonder, who wouldn’t? This section is going to look into the health benefits of this sweet and healthy fruit, it is only fair you get to know how helpful the things you take into your body affect you, positively and negatively. Our focus is going to be on the positive side of this incredible fruit, so let us get into the health benefits of dates, Dates are considered to be an energy-giving fruit, Dates are known to have a pretty good amount of natural sugars like, Fructose, sucrose, glucose. These sugars are responsible for the energy, which is gotten from dates. High sugar contents are known to be good energy givers. So when you are having a slow day at work and you feel sluggish or lethargic, why don’t you snack on a few dates and get your energy back up? Do you have intestinal disorders? Here is another interesting fact about dates, 7) Dates are known to contain soluble and insoluble fibers, not just that, they are also known to possess some pretty amazing amino acids, which help in the stimulation of the digestion processes. The stimulation of these digestion processes ensures the quick and smooth passage of food, which often occurs through the gastrointestinal tract. 8) Dates are known to have a good amount of fiber content, and fiber is known to aid in the treatment processes, involved in some digestive disorders, like gastroesophageal reflux diseases, also known as ‘GERD’, and some others like, Hemorrhoids, diverticulitis. Dates may help in the improvement of brain health, According to organic facts, dates may be a source of protection against brain inflammation and oxidative stress.
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