Table 1: Chemical composition of date fleshes [11].

Component Value
Dry matter (%) 73.1±0.8
Sugars(a) 72.8±0.27
Sucrose(a) 13.9±0.13
Glucose(a) 29.9±0.2
Fructose(a) 29.0±0.48
Total dietary fibre (a) 18.4±0.45
Insoluble dietary fibre (a) 11.7±0.22
Soluble dietary fibre (a) 6.68±0.23
Ash(a) 2.52±0.01
Potassium(b) 823±13.10
Phosphorus(b) 104±0.24
Magnésium(b) 44.1±0.97
Calcium(b) 63±1.00
Sodium(b) 10.1±1.6
iron(b) 2±0.21
Protein(a) 3.02±0.13

(a) In % dry matter (b) In mg/100 g dry matter.