Attention! Dates must be washed before eating.

Doctors often recommend eating dried fruits. The only question that arises is how to wash them and, in general, whether this should be done when dried fruits are sold in a package.

Experts talked about whether dates need to be washed, why and how to do it.

So, dates contain useful minerals (magnesium, potassium and calcium) that can prevent bone diseases, including osteoporosis. Improve digestion. Dates are high in fiber, so they are recommended to be regularly included in the diet for those who often suffer from constipation. Healthy people are encouraged to eat up to ten dates a day.

The fruit is eaten exclusively in dried form. At the same time, there are on sale soaked in sugar syrup (it is better not to buy such) and dried in natural conditions, without additives.

But how the fruits of the date tree are harvested and processed, preparing for sale, is described in detail in the five-minute video below. And before you watch it, it is worth noting that dates must be washed before eating. But how to do this so that the fruit does not lose its taste and beneficial properties? Watch the video.