Dates prevent iron deficiency
According to a nutritionist; The iron in dates is effective in preventing iron deficiency disease.
Yousef Naghiaei added: Dates are in the group of fruits and are rich in all kinds of vitamins and nutrients needed by the body.
He said that every 100 grams of fresh dates contain 250 kcal of energy, adding: The main ingredients of dates are carbohydrates; So that 67% of the components of dates are carbohydrates, especially sucrose and fructose.
Naqiaei also mentioned 2.5% protein, 7.57 g of dietary fiber, 1 mg of iron, potassium, vitamin A, beta-carotene, 41 mg of calcium, 577 mg of phosphorus as other components of dates. Having a significant amount of dietary fiber is effective in preventing gastrointestinal cancers, especially colon cancer, and also reducing blood lipids.
He added: Today, dates are known to be effective in preventing iron deficiency, because the amount of iron in dates reaches one milligram per one hundred grams, which is a significant amount compared to other foods.
Referring to the amount of potassium in dates, Naqiaei said: For this reason, eating dates also improves cardiovascular diseases.
Dates contain significant amounts of vitamin A and beta-carotene, he said. Vitamin A in dates prevents infectious diseases.
In the end, emphasizing the nutritional value of this food, this nutritionist considered 3 dates as the best food at the beginning of Iftar during Ramadan and noted: Since dates have a lot of calories, excessive consumption of this food is not recommended. Because it can lead to weight gain and obesity.