Date paste (ajwa)
Energy: ~280–300 kcal / 100 g (planning figure - the product label is the final reference)
How this figure was derived
- Read from
- ~280–300 kcal / 100 g
- Energy density
- 280–300 kcal / 100 g
- Basis
- Per 100 g — a weight. Applying it to a volume would be wrong.
- Example, at 30 g
- 280–300 kcal / 100 g × 30 g ÷ 100 = ≈ 84–90 kcal
A planning figure, not a laboratory analysis. It is here so a recipe can be reasoned about, not so it can be declared on a menu.
Shelf life: House-blended: about 2 weeks refrigerated in a sanitized dated container. Commercial blocks: per label; refrigerate once opened.
Storage: Refrigerated, sealed, dated; a clean dry spoon for every dip.
- Sweetening date lattes and karak specials
- Date milkshakes and smoothies
- A syrup substitute with a better nutrition story
Pit the dates, soak 10–15 minutes in warm water to soften, then blend to a smooth paste with just enough soaking water to move the blades. Into a sanitized, dated container, refrigerated.
The date's own fibre and minerals come along for the ride — still ~280–300 kcal / 100 g of concentrated sugars, so measure it like any sweetener.