Dates - juicy fruits of the date palm, which have a wonderful taste and help a person to strengthen their health due to the saturation of the body with many useful substances.
Composition of dates
The dates compiled all the minerals, minerals, salts and vitamins most valuable for the human body, they are rich in amino acids, food fibers, pectins. By the way, scientists found in the composition of these fruits phytohormone, which is responsible for the mood, appearance and even social behavior of a person.
Vitamins:
- vitamin A;
- vitamin C;
- vitamins of group B;
- vitamin PP;
- vitamin E.
Minerals:
- potassium;
- calcium;
- magnesium;
- sodium:
- phosphorus;
- iron.
Beneficial features
Dates are considered an excellent treat, but, despite the high caloric content, these fruits bring invaluable benefits to our health:
- vitamin B1 increases the secretory function of the stomach;
- vitamin B5 normalizes the exchange of fats, amino acids and carbohydrates;
- cellulose helps to remove from the body slag, toxins, bile acids, increases the efficiency of the intestines;
- contained in dates useful substances destroy harmful bacteria in the body;
- dates strengthen the contraction of the muscles of the uterus, so that the delivery is faster and easier;
- the use of dates on an empty stomach kills parasites;
- Magnesium and potassium help to remove excess fluid, which leads to the normalization of weight.
How many calories in 1 date?
Caloric value of dates is considered high, so they can replace sweets or other sweets. But how many calories in the dates depends on whether they are fresh or dried.
The calorie content of fresh dates on 100 g is more than 190 kcal, due to the huge amount of carbohydrates. One date on average weighs 25 grams, hence it turns out that in one date contains about 50 kcal.
In dried dates, the amount of carbohydrates is higher than in fresh ones, but the water is much less, so there are more than 290 kcal per 100 g of dried fruit, and about 70 kcal per dessert, respectively.
Dates - calorie and harm
It should be remembered that only the ripe and correctly dried dates have curative properties.
Most often in the diet dates are used in the form of dried fruits, and given how many calories in the dried dates, they should be excluded from the diet of people with diabetes.
It is also not recommended to eat these fruits during an exacerbation of diseases of the stomach and intestines.
It is not desirable to eat dates in large quantities, because can suddenly increase the pressure and a headache.
Keep in mind, you can not eat dates with citrus at the same time, because the combination of carbohydrate and acidic foods can be very harmful to the body.