Dates are a sweet, high-energy super fruit rich in potassium that helps to refresh the body and restore energy quickly. They are popularly eaten during the fasting month of Ramadan.

From the case that the date of 1 Ramadan 2568, 1446 AH has been set on Friday, February 28, 2568, after sunset, which will end on Saturday, March 29, 2568, which is considered an important time in Islam as it is the month in which the Holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน For this reason, fasting has become one of the important religious duties of Muslims around the world. 

Dates ( In-tha-pha-lam ) are considered a fruit by Muslims as a gift from God.

Since the Quran has recorded about dates many times, Muslims still like to eat dates during the fasting month. Because the Quran has prescribed that you can break your fast by eating dates instead of drinking water. And it helps reduce fatigue during fasting. In addition, Muslims also believe that dates can help protect against black magic. 

Nutritional value

Dates  are a type of palm tree, with many varieties. They originated in the Middle East and can grow well in hot and dry desert regions. Major date producers include Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and countries in the Arab region. There is a small amount of fruit grown in Thailand because it is a tropical country, so dates must be imported. Most of the imported fruits are in the form of fresh or processed fruits. Dates provide about 282 kilocalories of energy, 75.03 g of carbohydrates (63.35 g of sugar), 2.45 g of protein, and 0.39 g of fat. They are also high in vitamins and minerals, especially potassium (696 mg/100 g), which helps to refresh the body and restore energy quickly.

There are many studies on the pharmacological effects of dates. Dates have been found to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, lipid and blood sugar reducing, liver, kidney and heart protection, and prevent cardiac cell death. Most of these studies are still at the cellular and animal level. 

Benefits of Dates

• Nourishes the body, makes you feel refreshed, and eliminates fatigue and exhaustion. 
• Helps to gain weight in underweight people.
• It contains sugar that is beneficial to the body and does not cause high blood sugar levels. Diabetics can eat it without worry. 
• Helps nourish the pancreas and reduce blood pressure. Helps pregnant women have strong uterine muscles and lose less blood during childbirth. 
• It helps relieve depression in mothers who have just given birth, causing the body to produce more milk, and also helps increase beneficial nutrients in breast milk.

Dates are rich in beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, which help prevent abdominal cancer, nourish the body, cure dizziness, relieve thirst and reduce phlegm in the throat. If you eat dates in the morning on an empty stomach, dates will kill germs, parasites and toxins that remain in the intestines and digestive system because dates have the ability to eliminate toxins and help inhibit the growth of certain germs that are carcinogenic. And from a research report in Saudi Arabia, it was found that dates can help strengthen the stomach and protect the stomach lining, helping to reduce the severity of stomach ulcers. In addition, fresh dates can also be squeezed into juice to drink, which is just as beneficial as dried dates.

However, dates are a fruit with high nutritional value and have various pharmacological properties. Therefore, trying to change from sweet drinks, snacks to eating 5-10 dates a day instead should be more beneficial and healthy. However, since dates are high in potassium, caution should be exercised when eating for those with health problems or impaired elimination, such as patients with chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and heart failure, which can be harmful to the body.