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Ingredients Descriptions and Photos
Medjool Dates

Madjool Dates

Madjool Date Palm Tree (Medjool Dates) The medjool dates in the full size photo are about 2 times actual size.  To us, these are one of the finest eating dates available.  The medjool dates come from Southern California.  They are sold in major supermarkets.  We purchase ours from our co-op at about $3.50 per pound.  Medjool dates come with pits, some of which we've planted to grow our own ornamental date palm trees (see photo-left: Medjool Date Palm Tree).  See the nutritional information below.

Dates, medjool

Scientific Name: Phoenix dactylifera

NDB No: 09421

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion
Number
of Data
Points
Std.
Error
1.00 X 1 date, pitted
-------
24g
Proximates
Water
g
21.32
2
0
5.12
Energy
kcal
277
0
0
66
Energy
kj
1160
0
0
278
Protein
g
1.81
2
0
0.43
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.15
2
0
0.04
Ash
g
1.74
2
0
0.42
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
74.97
0
0
17.99
Fiber, total dietary
g
6.7
2
0
1.6
Sugars, total
g
66.47
2
0
15.95
Sucrose
g
0.53
2
0
0.13
Glucose (dextrose)
g
33.68
2
0
8.08
Fructose
g
31.95
2
0
7.67
Lactose
g
0.00
2
0
0.00
Maltose
g
0.30
2
0
0.07
Galactose
g
0.00
2
0
0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
64
2
0
15
Iron, Fe
mg
0.90
2
0
0.22
Magnesium, Mg
mg
54
2
0
13
Phosphorus, P
mg
62
2
0
15
Potassium, K
mg
696
2
0
167
Sodium, Na
mg
1
2
0
0
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.44
2
0
0.11
Copper, Cu
mg
0.362
2
0
0.087
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.296
2
0
0.071
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
0.0
2
0
0.0
Thiamin
mg
0.050
2
0
0.012
Riboflavin
mg
0.060
2
0
0.014
Niacin
mg
1.610
2
0
0.386
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.805
2
0
0.193
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.249
2
0
0.060
Folate, total
mcg
15
1
0
4
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0
0
Folate, food
mcg
15
1
0
4
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
15
0
0
4
Vitamin A, IU
IU
149
2
0
36
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
7
2
0
2
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
2.7
2
0
0.6
Lipids
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.007
0
0
0.002
Threonine
g
0.042
0
0
0.010
Isoleucine
g
0.045
0
0
0.011
Leucine
g
0.082
0
0
0.020
Lysine
g
0.054
0
0
0.013
Methionine
g
0.017
0
0
0.004
Cystine
g
0.046
0
0
0.011
Phenylalanine
g
0.048
0
0
0.012
Tyrosine
g
0.016
0
0
0.004
Valine
g
0.066
0
0
0.016
Arginine
g
0.060
0
0
0.014
Histidine
g
0.029
0
0
0.007
Alanine
g
0.078
0
0
0.019
Aspartic acid
g
0.220
0
0
0.053
Glutamic acid
g
0.265
0
0
0.064
Glycine
g
0.090
0
0
0.022
Proline
g
0.111
0
0
0.027
Serine
g
0.062
0
0
0.015
Other
Carotene, beta
mcg
89
2
0
21
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
2
0
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
2
0
0
Lycopene
mcg
0
2
0
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
23
2
0
6

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17 (2004)

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