Editing Date palm (section)

== Nutrition ==
Date palm fruits contain 21% water, 75% [[carbohydrate]]s (63% sugars and 8% [[dietary fiber]]), 2% [[protein (nutrient)|protein]], and less than 1% [[fat]] (table). In a {{convert|100|g|oz|frac=2|adj=on}} reference amount, dates supply {{convert|1180|kJ|kcal|abbr=off}} of [[food energy]], and are a rich source (20% or more of the [[Daily Value]], DV) of [[Potassium in biology|potassium]] (22% DV) and a moderate source of [[pantothenic acid]], [[vitamin B6]], and the [[dietary minerals]] [[magnesium in biology|magnesium]] and [[manganese in biology|manganese]] (10–19% DV), with other [[micronutrient]]s in low amounts (table).

The primary carbohydrates are [[monosaccharide]]s, comprising [[glucose]] (23–30%), [[fructose]] (19–28%), and [[non-starch polysaccharide]]s (7–10%) of the fruit's total weight.<ref name="dpfh">{{cite journal|journal=Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research|place=India|doi=10.7860/JCDR/2020/43026.13442|title=The Role of Date Palm Fruit in Improving Human Health|date=2020 |last1=Al-Mssallem |first1=Muneera Qassim |doi-access=free}}</ref> The [[sucrose]] content is negligible.<ref name="Yasawy p.">{{cite journal |last=Yasawy |first=Mohammed I. |title=The unexpected truth about dates and hypoglycemia |journal=Journal of Family & Community Medicine |year=2016 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=115–8 |doi=10.4103/2230-8229.181008 |pmc=4859097 |pmid=27186159 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

The [[glycemic index]] (GI) for different varieties of the date palm fruit is in the range of 38–71, with 53 on average,<ref name="dpfh"/><ref name="alkaabi">{{cite journal |last1=Alkaabi |first1=Juma M |last2=Al-Dabbagh |first2=Bayan |last3=Ahmad |first3=Shakeel |last4=Saadi |first4=Hussein F |last5=Gariballa |first5=Salah |last6=Ghazali |first6=Mustafa Al |date=2011-05-28 |title=Glycemic indices of five varieties of dates in healthy and diabetic subjects |journal=Nutrition Journal |volume=10 |issue=1 |page=59 |doi=10.1186/1475-2891-10-59 |issn=1475-2891 |pmc=3112406 |pmid=21619670 |doi-access=free }}</ref> indicating dates are a relatively low GI food source.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=CJ |last2=Dunn |first2=EV |last3=Hashim |first3=IB |year=2002 |title=Glycemic index of 3 varieties of dates |journal=Saudi Medical Journal |volume=23 |issue=5 |pages=536–8 |pmid=12070575}}</ref> The [[glycemic load]] (GL) value of date palm fruits, calculated for a serving size of three fruits (weighting 27 grams) is 9 on average, indicating that dates have low GL.<ref name="dpfh"/>