Dates
Energy: ~280 kcal / 100 g (planning figure - the product label is the final reference)
How this figure was derived
- Read from
- ~280 kcal / 100 g
- Energy density
- 280 kcal / 100 g
- Basis
- Per 100 g — a weight. Applying it to a volume would be wrong.
- Example, at 30 g
- 280 kcal / 100 g × 30 g ÷ 100 = ≈ 84 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: Months sealed and cool; refrigerate in hot weather to slow drying and sugar bloom (the white surface dusting — not mould).
Storage: Airtight, cool and dark; refrigeration extends the season.
- Date shakes and blended date-milk drinks
- Natural sweetener in smoothies instead of syrup
- Ramadan-season specials with milk or karak
Pit before blending — one stray pit ruins a blender jar. Soak firm dates 10–15 minutes in warm water so they blend smooth.
Fibre, potassium and magnesium ride along with the natural sugars — a more nutrient-dense sweetener, but still ~280 kcal / 100 g.