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ALL THE SWEETNESS OF SUGAR – IN A HEART-HEALTHY, WHOLE FOOD
Show your customers you care about their well-being by using dates in your products as
an alternative to refined sugar. Dates are coming to the rescue as a healthier sugar substitute.
Dates are loaded with essential nutrients that have been associated with potential health
benefits – from maintaining heart health to fighting cancer.
As a low-glycemic carbohydrate, dates provide the sweetness
your customers crave without the negative effects of sugar.
And because dates have soluble fiber, they help your customers feel full.
Date fructose and glucose sugars create a sweetness similar
to table sugar. Date paste and date syrup make ideal replacements for refined sugar in various food formulations, such as
soft drinks, energy bars, baked goods and confections. In fact,
date products in foods like bread and yogurt have been shown
to improve taste and texture.
DATES – A POWER-PACKED SUGAR SUBSTITUTE
In addition to providing the sweetness people crave, dates are
an excellent source of:
• Protein Dates contain 23 types of amino acids, including
all the essential amino acids.
• Dietary Fiber A 1/4-cup serving of dates provides 12% of
the RDA for fiber. Dates include an important soluble fiber
known as beta-D-Glucan, which helps people feel more
sated and contributes to regularity.
Healthy, delicious dates – the food of the future has been here
all along.
• Antioxidant Phytochemicals Dates are rich in a variety
of plant chemicals – such as phenolics, sterols, carotenoids,
anthocyanins, procyanidins and flavonoids – shown to
protect the body against oxidation and inflammation.
DATES ARE A HEALTHY SUGAR SUBSTITUTE IN:
Among commonly consumed whole fresh fruits, dates
rank high in antioxidant polyphenols, which protect
against the damaging effects of inflammation and destroy
free radicals that can cause heart disease and other
chronic diseases.
•Cakes
• Pies
•Muffins
•Breads
• Cookies
•Brownies
•Cobblers
• Energy bars
•Smoothies
•Salad dressings
•Marinades
•Glazes
• Vitamins and Minerals Dates provide 16 vitamins and
minerals, including vitamins B3, B5, B6 and B9, iron, and
calcium. A 1/2-cup of dates provides 15% of the RDA for
selenium, copper, potassium and magnesium.
• Healthy Fatty Acids Dates contain saturated and
unsaturated fatty acids – including lauric, palmitic,
linoleic and linolenic acids. These fatty acids
have been shown to reduce triglycerides and
lower cholesterol.
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GOOD FOR THE GUT
THE MINERAL WEALTH OF DATES
The synergistic action of the polyphenols and insoluble fibers found in dates
could enhance colonic health. Data
suggest that consumption of dates
may increase beneficial gut bacterial
growth and inhibit the proliferation
of colon cancer cells. This is an early
suggestion that date intake by humans
may aid in the maintenance of bowel
health and even the reduction of colorectal cancer development.
Dates or Sugar?
There’s NO comparison!
• Dates have 2-1/2 times more potassium than bananas. According to the World
Health Organization, potassium plays an important role in reducing blood
pressure and the risk of cardiovascular disease, and most people don’t get
enough of it.
• Consuming a cup of chopped dates provides 63 milligrams of magnesium,
which aids protein synthesis, blood glucose control, and muscle and nerve
function, while also helping to regulate blood pressure.
• Fluorine in dates is useful in protecting teeth against decay.
• Selenium in dates helps to prevent cancer and is important in immune function.
• Dates are considered a good supplement for correcting iron deficiencies and
anemia.
• Dates supply 18% of the daily value for copper in a 1/2-cup serving. Copper is an
essential trace mineral that helps your body both absorb and use iron to form
red blood cells.
•The sulfur in dates can help stem the effects of SAR (Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis),
which affects approximately 23 million people in the United States alone.
1 CUP
1 CUP
OF DATES OF SUGAR
CALORIES 120774
Protein
YESNO
B Vitamins
YES
NO
Potassium YESNO
Minerals YESNO
PhytochemicalsYES
NO
Healthy
Fatty Acids
YES
NO
Fiber
YESNO
AntioxidantsYES NO
HOW DATES GROW Date palms take 7 to 10 years to produce viable yields for commercial harvest. Mature date
palms can produce 150 to 300 pounds of dates each season.
Dates grow in strands. To get the best fruit, we thin out more than half of the young fruit from each strand so the
remaining dates can grow large. When these dates are nearly ripe, we cover bunches of strands with muslin bags
that protect the fruit from weather, birds and insects.
When it’s time to harvest the fruits, we untie the bags and collect the strands. Finally, the fruits are washed, separated
and packaged or processed.
DATES COMPLEMENT ANY DIET
Dates for DASH Dieters
The DASH diet – which grew out of research sponsored by the U.S. National
Institutes of Health – has been shown to lower blood pressure without medication. Because dates are rich in potassium, calcium and magnesium and high
in fiber, they’re a perfect fit for the DASH diet.
A Mediterranean Diet Staple
As one of the oldest known fruits from the desert, dates have always been part
of a healthy, Mediterranean diet. In addition to helping people lose weight, the
Mediterranean diet seems to help people lower their cholesterol, reduce their risk
for Alzheimer’s, diabetes and various types of cancer, and improve rheumatoid
arthritis. This diet is centered on foods indigenous to the Mediterranean region –
like olive oil and fish, along with whole grains and plant foods, including, of
course, the date.
Kids Love ,em!
Dates contain nutrients necessary for growth and health, including potassium
for controlling blood pressure and maintaining the healthy development of
muscle and bone. This essential mineral is needed to build muscle, regulate your
heart beat, control fluid balances and break down carbohydrates. Vitamin B6
found in dates is an essential nutrient for protein metabolism so that your body
can build muscle and grow hair and nails.
Dates for Athletes
Fuel the machine. Dates are a perfect food for an active lifestyle, providing
potassium and magnesium. These electrolytes play an important role in athletic
performance – potassium by carrying electrical charges to help muscles contract,
and magnesium by dilating blood vessels to control blood pressure. A powerhouse of energy, dates are packed with both quick-digesting carbohydrates
and fiber to control blood sugar for lasting energy. Dates are also an excellent
source of the amino acid leucine, which contributes to muscle growth and also
regulates blood sugar.
Dates for Vegetarians, Vegans and Paleo Dieters
In addition to providing the sweetness of sugar without its negative health
effects, dates provide vegetarians and vegans with amino acids, particularly
lysine and leucine. These essential nutrients contribute to the complete
proteins that non-meat eaters sometimes find difficult to include in their diets.
Dates are also a terrific source of nutrients for paleo dieters, who are limiting
refined sugars.
A NATURAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
Common health problems, including
heart disease and diabetes, are associated with inflammation in the body.
Antioxidants, particularly polyphenols
from fruit, have been shown to work
directly to neutralize free radicals and
possibly reduce the damage caused by
inflammation.
Among commonly consumed whole
fresh fruits, dates rank high in antioxidant polyphenols. In fact, a recent study
showed that date polyphenols inhibited
the development of COX1 and COX2,
enzymes associated with inflammation.
DATES
617
BLACKBERRIES
531
PLUMS
478
APPLES
347
BANANAS
230
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Total Polyphenols
In addition, dates are a good source of
magnesium. In sufficient quantities, magnesium has been shown to reduce the
risk of arthritis and Alzheimer’s – both
diseases associated with inflammation.
Women who are pregnant might consider
eating dates to treat pain or inflammation
instead of NSAIDs like ibuprofen, which
could pose risks to both mother and
fetus. A study published in the Journal
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology suggests
that eating six dates a day during the last
four weeks of pregnancy ­s ignificantly
decreases the need for the induction
and augmentation of labor.
SEASONAL DATE VARIETIES
Woodspur Farms offers 16 varieties of
whole dates throughout the year depending on the season, both organically
and conventionally grown.
•Medjool
• Black Beauty
• Deglet Noor
•Dayri
•Halawi
•Thoory
• Golden Zahidi
•Khalasa
•Kadrawy
•Kway
•Barhi
• Black Khaisab
•Honey
• Black McGill
•Blonde
•Abbada
POTASSIUM LEVELS
MAGNESIUM LEVELS
Date products have as much or more potassium than
most of the top five fruits, dried fruits and vegetables,
as well as common sweeteners.
Date products have as much or more magnesium than
most of the top five dried fruits and common sweeteners, and are comparable to the top five fruits.
990
DATE PASTE
DATE SYRUP
848
DATE PASTE
DATE SYRUP
62
58
ANTIOXIDANT ORAC VALUE
Date products have as much or more oxygen radical
absorbance capacity than most of the top five fruits, dried
fruits and vegetables, as well as common sweeteners.
VEGETABLES
BEET GREENS (COOKED)
YAM
GARDEN CRESS
LIMA BEANS (COOKED)
SPINACH
DRIED VEGETABLES
SEAWEED (AGAR)
CHIVES
PARSLEY
CELERY FLAKES
SEAWEED (SPIRULINA)
VEGETABLES
GINGER ROOT
ARTICHOKE
GARLIC
CABBAGE
BROCCOLI
FRUIT
AVOCADO
GUAVA
BANANA
PASSION FRUIT
KIWI FRUIT
FRUIT
BANANA
TAMARIND
PRICKLY PEAR
APRICOTS
PEACHES
FRUIT
AÇAÍ
BLACK RASPBERRY
WILD BLUEBERRY
CRANBERRY
PLUM
DRIED FRUIT
APRICOTS
RAISINS
PRUNES
FIGS
COCONUT
DRIED FRUIT
PRUNES
APRICOTS
COCONUT
RAISINS
FIGS
DRIED FRUIT
PRUNES
RAISINS
CURRANT
FIGS
APRICOTS
TOP SWEETENERS
MOLASSES
FRUIT JUICE
MAPLE SYRUP
BROWN RICE SYRUP
HONEY
TAPIOCA SYRUP
CORN SYRUP
SUGAR
TOP SWEETENERS
MOLASSES
BROWN RICE SYRUP
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
MAPLE SYRUP
BROWN SUGAR
CORN SYRUP
TAPIOCA SYRUP
HONEY
TOP SWEETENERS
MOLASSES
FRUIT JUICE
MAPLE SYRUP
HONEY
TAPIOCA SYRUP
CORN SYRUP
SUGAR
BROWN RICE SYRUP
300
600
900
mg/100g
1200
100
16,000
DATE PASTE
DATE SYRUP
200
300
400
500
600
mg/100g
700
5,900
102,700
NO DATA
5,000
10,000
15,000
moles TE/100g
Questions and Sample Requests
Contact Douglas D. Resh, M.S., CPSP
Director, Ingredient Sales
619.750.6571
[email protected]
No preservatives, additives, sulfating agents or artificial flavors are used.
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