Datesare a great substitution for sugar |
Abstract:
These days, most cuisines contain too much sugar. Besides, numerous kinds of research have proved the fact that high consumption of sugar-sweetened products can promote weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and cancer enhancement. But how can we keep the sweet taste of the product along with its healthiness? Dates and date products are the proper substitutions for sugar. Let’s see how dates can substitute for sugar. |
- Sugar’s disadvantageous
Today, sugar is the first option to create the sweet taste of products. Sugar may lead to different diseases such as blood pressure, weight incensement, diabetes, cancer, etc. In this regard, the Public Health England association advises putting less than 5% of the calories from sugar. Besides, The American Heart Association limits the daily added sugar consumption to 100 calories for women and 150 calories for men per day.
- The date is a good substitution
According to the awful effect of sugar consumption, most industries use dates and dates products in their formulation. Dates are usually used as the raw material in a variety range of food industries such as confectionery, dairy, beverage, etc. Similar to sugar, dates provide a good source of rapid energy due to their 70—80% of their carbohydrate content.
- What are different types of dates and date products?
There are different kinds of dates including Mazafati, Piarom, Sayer, Zahedi, Kaloute, Rabbi, etc, and also different date products such as Paste, Chopped, Syrup, and also Stuffed Dates. Keep looking for the next part which is about the explanation of each date product and its uses.
References:
https://ifst.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jfpp.14414