One date on average contains about 23 kcal. This low-calorie product ideally replaces any sweeties and is suitable for people who adhere to a diet or just watch the weight. And thanks to the content of a large amount of useful substances and vitamins, dates enter a diet of healthy food.
Structure of dates
Dates for 44-88% consist of the carbohydrates containing natural sugar, such as fructose, glucose, tsukroza. Such natural sugar are a fast power source for a human body. The mass fraction of carbohydrates in 100 g of dates makes 69.2 g. Dates are rich with salts and minerals. Copper, manganese, zinc, iron, a pine forest, fluorine – not all list valuable the minerals necessary for a daily food allowance. Dates don't contain cholesterol, and unlike apples, bananas and many other fruit, contain 23 types of various amino acids. Group B vitamins and also And, With, the food fibers, fats and other substances which are a part of dates do these fruits extraordinary useful. They are very nutritious product, quickly give feeling of satiety. A mass fraction of fats in dates - about 0.5 g, and proteins – 2.5 g on 100 g of a product. At the same time the caloric content of dates is only 274 kcal.
Advantage for an organism
Dates are extremely useful to all organism. They support work of heart, liver and kidneys, promote formation of healthy microflora in intestines and also normalize work of all digestive tract. Dates maintain acid-base balance of an organism, I feed blood and the nervous terminations. They improve work of a brain and calm nervous system. These fruits help an organism to cope with viral and infectious diseases, strengthening his immunity. Thanks to the food fibers which are contained in their structure, dates prevent developing of cancer diseases.
High content of potassium helps at treatment cardiovascular diseases. After a long illness it is recommended to use dates for the recovery purposes. And women during pregnancy should use these dried fruits for simplification of childbirth and development of breast milk. At overfatigue and fatigue, dates have the toning effect, giving forces and energy.
History of dates
Dates are one of the most ancient fruit used by the person. More than 5-7 thousand years ago dried and dried dates saved from hunger of ancient Arabs in long campaigns and on long wars. Now these fruits are widespread in many countries of the world, thanks to their unsurpassed taste and useful properties. It is considered that eating some dates, it is possible to live long time, keeping a figure and good health.