6 Benefits of Dates

Sweta Limbachiya
Mar 24, 2023
3 min read

Updated: Jun 19, 2023

Introduction :

Almost all dry fruits have benefits, but when it comes to dates it has nutrient and medicated properties as well. Let's discuss its properties and benefits to humans.

Dates are one the dry fruits which have more calories than, fresh vegetable.

Here are 6 Benefits of Dates

#1. Highly Nutritious

The calorie content in fried dates is more than other fresh fruits. Most of the calories in dates are because of the carbs and a very small amount of protein is also present in it.

Despite calories, dates are rich in vitamins and minerals.

Calories: 277
Carbs: 75 grams
Fibers: 7 grams
Protein: 2 grams
Potassium: 15%DV
Magnesium:13% DV
Copper: 40% DV
Maganeses:13%DV
Iron:5%DV
Vitamin B6: 15% DV

Other than this dates are rich in antioxidants as well.

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#2. Antioxidant

Dates have antioxidant properties that help the body for being healthy and physically fit. The antioxidant can help make your immunity system powerful that again strengthen your body physically as well as neurologically. Help to remove free radicles from the body as well.

There are three important potent antioxidants present in dates:

Flavanoids: Flavanoids help to reduce inflammation and it has the ability to reduce heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, and another type of chronic illness.
Carotenoids: Carotenoids promote heart health, and reduce eye-related disorders.
Phenolic acids: are known for their anti-inflammatory properties, as it helps to cure cancer.

#3. High in fibers

7 grams of fiber is available in every 3-4 ounces of dates. Because of that, it helps to increase fiber intake in our diet.

As with all, we know fiber helps to reduce all digestive symptoms like Constipiations, gastric issues, and IBS(irritable bowel syndrome).

Other than this, dates are low in glycemic index, which helps to low down the sugar spikes in the bloodstream.

A healthy gut means a healthy body, using probiotics for a healthy gut is very common but a lot of medicated probiotics have limitations as well like bloating and weight gain. Dates are considered natural probiotics good for the whole alimentary canal.

#3. Bone health and sugar control

It stimulates good bone health as it has a good amount of calcium in it. Dates have bone-friendly minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium in them. that help to increase bone density. Better eat 5-6 dates a day and have a healthy and strong bone naturally.

Sugar Control- Dates help to control your sugar as it has fiber, a low glycemic index, and lots of antioxidant in it.

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#4. Induces natural labor pain

Adding 5-6 dates to your diet health to increase RBC, as it has a good amount of iron in it, that's why it usually recommends to the anemic person to have it with milk.

Dates help to induce labor pains, actually eating dates before a few weeks of delivery helps to dilation of the cervical opening.

Actually, the Oxytocin hormone helps in the dilation of the cervix opening, Dated helps in promoting the secretion of oxytocin.

#5.Sugar replacements

We can use it as a sugar replacement as it has natural sugar content or fructose in it. That makes it a healthier option. Then another artificial sweetener. You can add it to your desserts or milk without feeling guilty about having sugar.

As making a paste of dates has the same sweetening effects as white sugar. You can replace one cup of white sugar with one cup of date paste it's 1:1.

#6. Good for brain health

As dates have a tendency to lower the interleukin receptors, which promotes neurodegenerative in the brain and which leads to brain diseases like Alzheimer's.

Other than these dates has a lot of antioxidants in them, which help to prevent brain fogginess.

For any kind of chronic illness or mental disorder, dates help to get rid of all of them.