Date Syrup Benefits

Date syrup; being mentioned in ancient cuneiform manuscripts from Mesopotamia, indicates its importance and also tells us that it has been the primary sweetener of that time.

Like whole dates and other date products, date syrup has many nutritional benefits. Loaded with natural antioxidants, amino acids and16 vitamins, nutrients and minerals essential for a healthy diet, such as Potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, etc., date syrup has been found to aid in weight loss, relieve constipation, promote heart health, strengthen the bones and joints, reduce anemia, stabilize blood pressure and promote digestive health along with several other health benefits. Because date syrup is an invert sugar, it's easily absorbed and assimilated by body. It's also a good source of fiber, a good source of antioxidants and phenolic.

Table sugar is heavily processed and mostly void of any nutritional benefit except for calories, but unlikely date syrup is natural and unprocessed. Being less sweet than agave, honey, maple syrup, and having all the mentioned benefits, more and more people are opting for date syrup as their primary source of sugar.

Date syrup is a very good substrate substitute for molasses (Molasses is a viscous product resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar.) Date syrup is consisted of more sugars than molasses, approximately similar amounts of nitrogen, and almost half the amount of potassium which is all necessary and important for baker’s yeast production. Date syrup also increases the weight and volume of the baking products and improves the final shape of the finished baked ones at the same time.