Lifestyle: dates: sugar and fibre
Dietary matters can lead to constant self-tutoring. The tutor shares one of his latest interests.
I’ve become very fond of dried fruits – among them, dates. My wife brought home a 2-pound carton of them a few days back; less than half remain. I’m quite sure I’m the only one who eats them.
According to the carton, dates are 70% sugar. Amazingly, the plain bar of milk chocolate whose label I examined is only 57% sugar.
The dates, however, contain about three times the fibre of the chocolate (7.5% vs 2.4%). Moreover, the dates’ ratio of insoluble fibre to soluble is about 5:1. Possibly the dates’ fibre content is what distinguishes them from many prepared desserts.
Source:
Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.
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