Dates are mostly grown in North Africa and the Middle East.
The fruit grows on palms where the dates hang under the palm leaves in large clusters. Dates has a lot of Benefits.
What month are dates harvested?
Dates are harvested from June to October and each palm tree produces between 20 and 50 kilos per year.
Date is an oval 3-5 cm seeded fruit, with an oblong hard core.
You can also buy dates without seeds. (Types of Dates)
The shell of the dates is thin and crispy, shiny and brown in color, and can be eaten. The flesh itself is yellow-brown and tastes sweet.
Dates are eaten both fresh and dried, but most of what is sold in Norway is dried. They’ll still be soft when you buy them, but will harden and become harder if they lie for a while, especially if they are not wrapped with plastic.
What is the benefits of eating dates?
Due to the high sugar content, dates will often be sticky.
The dates also have a high fiber content and a mild laxative effect, which can help with constipation.
One of the most important health effects of the date is the ability to regulate the nervous system’ function due to the high potassium content.
What can I do with dates?
Do you have almonds left over from the Christmas baking? Have you bought dates for Christmas?
Tired of chocolate already, or just want to try something different?
Then take a date, cut it in half and take out the seed, put some butter inside and an almond …. and now you have one good alternative to another Christmas treat
Do dates expire?
If you presumably have more Christmas dates left overs, then you can just put them in a plastic bottle and freeze them, They can stay in the freezer up to 5 years.
Do you have dates, almonds and butter?
Turn the oven on and put the almonds on a baking tray and let them bake (careful not yo burn them)
Divide one date in halfs, take out the seed, fill it with butter and an almond.
It tastes good with coffee and the baked taste of the almonds makes it great.
Dates can also be used as tapas.
Dates with bacon wrapped around… .mmmm yummy!
Make a chutney of dates Or date puree.or Bacondadler I Airfryer
With French Toast.
Also you can use it in Chicken Biryani recipe
Maybe some Date biscuits could tempt?
Both are easy to make!
There is both date coffee and date sugar.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size100g
Calories280
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Total Fat
0.4g
1%
- Sodium 2mg 1%
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Potassium 656mg 19%
- Protein 2.4g 5%
- Vitamin A 10%
- Vitamin C 0.4%
- Calcium 39%
- Iron 1.02%
- Vitamin K 2.7%
- Vitamin B6 0.165%
- Folate 19%
- Magnesium 43%
- Zinc 0.29%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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