Date and Health

Nutritious value date
   Constitutes of date
     Medical value of date fruit
       Core of date

1- Nutritious value date

It is interesting to know that one kilogram of fresh date and dried date provides 1570 and more than 3000 calories. It is notable that the required calorie for human being is evaluated between 2500 and 3000 calories in 24 hours.
The major part of date is composed of loaf sugar, having very high nutritious value since about 75% of its weight is made of loaf sugar materials.

Comparison of date calorie with other foodstuffs per 450 grs

Generally the constitutive loaf sugar components of date includes:
Glucose, Fructose (reviving sugars) and Sacarose, which constituted 32, 32.7 and 8.2percents of the date fruit weight respectively. Of course the combinational loaf sugar components of date fruit is not the same.

2- Constitutes of date

Date is one of the most valuable foodstuffs. Date consumption is one of important sources of supplying mineral and vitamin elements in a balance nutrition regime.
Referring the statement of V. H. W. Dowson, famous expert of the date, one grain of date together with one glass of milk can satisfy the required foodstuff of a person daily.
Constitutive foodstuff of date includes water, protein, fat, mineral salts, sugar, sodium, potassium, ascorbic acid, nicotinic acid, phosphorous, copper, iron, magnesium, calcium and vitamins A, B1, B2 and C.
Usually there is 50 international vitamin unit of A, 0.09mg Vitamin B1, 0.01mg Vitamin B2, and 0.22mg Niacin.
Date is the only fruit with great source of Hydroxyl Pope Colic Acid.

3- Medical value of date fruit

Date is sweet, tasty and gourmand fruit full of calcium, phosphor, magnesium and essential vitamins for body health.
Since date has large amount of iron, one can satisfy his needs by eating 15 grs daily as to iron requirement of the body and remove consequences due to shortage of iron.
Date is effective in treatment of infantile paralysis and it is recommended to give some grains of date to children suffering infantile paralysis. Date is quite advantageous for human being since it strengthens the nerve system.
Date has extraordinary importance due to its magnesium since magnesium is recognized very helpful for kidney and vesica. One can provide the required daily magnesium by eating 2-3 grains of date.
Date has sweet taste and humor removing property. It is possible to boil 60 GRS of date in one litter of water and use it for head cold, sore throat and all the pulmonary infections.
Persons suffering diabetes can use date instead of industrial sugar like sugar beet or sugar cane since the existing magnesium within date help the operation of pancreas and kidney on the other hand vitamin B2 within date absorbs sugar components of other foodstuffs.
Nutritious, health, medical and industrial value of the date is not fully recognized. The researchers all over the world is searching and investigating in the matter.

4- Core of date

Upon being milled corn of date can be mixed with other corns like maize, grain and Lucerne to feed animals. The main constitutive components of date is as follows:

Core of date is among the important and export item.