Date syrup (dibs)
Energy: ~280–300 kcal / 100 g (typical) (planning figure - the product label is the final reference)
How this figure was derived
- Read from
- ~280–300 kcal / 100 g (typical)
- 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: Commercial sealed: long, per label. Opened: sealed and refrigerated, months. House-made: treat like a house syrup — weeks, refrigerated and dated.
Storage: Cool and sealed; refrigerate after opening. It pours thick — a warm water bath loosens it.
- A caramel-adjacent regional sweetener for lattes and karak
- Date milkshakes and smoothies
- Drizzle over whipped-cream toppings and dessert drinks
House version: simmer pitted dates in just enough water to cover until fully soft, press through a fine sieve, then reduce gently to a pourable syrup — no added sugar needed, never a hard boil. Sanitized, dated bottle, refrigerated. Most bars buy it ready; the house version wins on aroma.
Carries some of the date's minerals — potassium and magnesium come along — which white sugar cannot claim. It is still concentrated free sugar though, and counts fully toward WHO added-sugar limits (under 10% of daily energy, ideally under 5%).