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Healthy sweetener with dates In healthy cooking, dates are a healthy alternative to industrial sugar. Dates not only taste very sweet and contain calories, but are also rich in fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. What are Dates? Dates are becoming increasingly popular. In the Arab and North African regions, native cultivated dates have long been a staple food and are widely used as an alternative to refined sugar. Dates are elongated oval in shape, light or dark brown in color and taste like honey or caramel, depending on the variety. What are the Types of Dates? About one hundred million date palms grow around the world, most of them in the dry regions of the Middle East. Drupes are rich in nutrients and vitamins, contain healthy fiber and minerals. Wild dates and cultivated dates differ in their nutritional composition; cultivated fruit is sweeter. The most famous varieties include Medjool Gattel, also known as “king date”, and Deglet Nour, called “finger of light” – there are hundreds...