Basra Date Syrup, 450g

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Twenty four different kinds of foods including cereal grains, cereal grain powders, peas, beans and whole spices of foods were treated with 0.5 to 50ppm ozone (gas phase) at 10°C for 1h. Riboflavin was stable during treatment, with over 90% retention of vitamin B 2 in all food samples, even with treatments of 50ppm ozone. Thiamin decomposition was detected in some food samples of flours and spices treated with 50ppm ozone. Losses amounted to up to 40% in products with high surface areas, but minimal losses (∼10%) were seen in whole grain and bean products (Rice 2012). Extensive use of ozone (110–120ppm) will chemically destroy a variety of amino acids (Rice and Gomez-Taylor 1986), but there is no evidence that the use of ozone at levels suggested for food preservation will cause any destruction of amino acid (Rice 2012). Al-Farsi M, Alasalvar C, Morris A, Baron M, Shahidi F. Comparison of antioxidant activity, anthocyanins, carotenoids, and phenolics of three native fresh and sun-dried date ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) varieties grown in Oman. J Agric Food Chem. 2005; 53(19):7592–7599. doi: 10.1021/jf050579q. [ PubMed] [ CrossRef] [ Google Scholar] Since you will not know how many dates you are eating while consuming date syrup, you should consult your doctor to ensure you are not overeating it.

Ashraf Z, Hamidi-Esfahani Z. Date and date processing: a review. Food Rev Int. 2011; 27(2):101–133. doi: 10.1080/87559129.2010.535231. [ CrossRef] [ Google Scholar] At the end of extraction by using the tested previous procedures individually, the mixture was centrifuged (10,800× g) at 30±5°C for 25min. Then the supernatant was collected. The percentage of date syrup extraction with hot water, enzymatic extraction, microwave and ultrasonic extraction were 38.94%, 83.10%, 77.52% and 83.96%, respectively (Ganbi and Hassan 2012). Therefore, it seems that ultrasonic and enzymatic extractions are efficient methods to apply for juice extracting. Irradiation is very effective on the microbial content of processed products especially in bacteria (Jay et al. 2005). Total bacterial counts reduced in irradiated dates but the reduction in yeasts and moulds was not remarkable (Al-Kahtani et al. 1998; Azelmat et al. 2006). Generally, date syrup lasts around 18 months. The expiration date written on the date syrup is the “best by” date of using it. But, it doesn’t mean that the product will go rancid after that time. Usually, it is common to still being safe to consume this product after its expiration date. How to make date syrup at home?Khadre MA, Yousef AE, Kim JG. Microbiological aspects of ozone applications in food: a review. J Food Sci. 2001; 66(9):1242–1252. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2001.tb15196.x. [ CrossRef] [ Google Scholar]

As a sugarless sweetener, date syrup is a popular natural and healthy sweetener, which can be used instead of artificial sweeteners, such as sugar.In Lebanon and Syria they would douse them with Sugar Water or Honey. In Turkey and Greece they use Grape Molasses, In Iraq and the Gulf they douse them in Date Molasses.....and so on. However, one tablespoon of date syrup is usually OK to consume. Moreover, a person eating date syrup should be careful about any other sweet products he/she eats alongside the syrup. How to store date syrup?