Date Palm nutrition and facts

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Date Palm

Date Palm, often simply referred to as ‘date’, is a sweet edible fruit believed to originate from the Middle East region.

The date fruit tree, upon which the fruits grow, has a tropical look and—surprisingly—one single tree produces hundreds of pounds of fruit per year.

People commonly eat the fruit in fresh and dried form.

Notably, dates are one of the sweetest types of fruit available, and they have an exceptionally high sugar content.

On that note, the dried form of the fruit is extremely sweet, so it’s not a good idea for those on lower carb diets.

Here are the nutrients that four pitted dates provide (15);