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Date Syrup

Date syrup is a concentrated sweet syrup made from dates and used as a topping, sweetener, or cooking ingredient.

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About Date Syrup

Date syrup is a viscous sweetener produced by extracting soluble material from dates and concentrating the resulting liquid. It is a pourable date product rather than whole dates or date paste, although commercial methods and ingredient lists differ. It is used as a topping, sweetener, or cooking ingredient.

It is usually dark amber to brown, glossy, and fluid, with a pronounced caramel-like date flavour and a texture similar to other thick syrups. Its body may vary with concentration and formulation, while dilution makes it thinner and less coating.

Date syrup is sold in bottles or other pourable containers and is drizzled over foods, stirred into drinks, used in desserts and baking, or added to marinades, sauces, and cooked dishes. Heating incorporates it into a preparation, while dilution changes its pouring consistency and flavour intensity.

Ingredient type
sweetener

Forms & related ingredients

  • Watercontains · Date Syrup → Water
  • Datecontains · Date Syrup → Date

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English

Date Syrup

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Date Syrup nutrition & diet

Date Syrup nutritional value

Product example: DATE SYRUP (Jb's Cookies, Ltd.)

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

Calories
300kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
75.0g
Fat
0.0g

A product-specific label example, not a generic average. Formulations can change; use the nutrition label on the product being eaten.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to date syrup made by extracting or concentrating dates, not date molasses, cane syrup, or a blended topping. Record the pourable amount actually used and whether solids remain. Brand recipes differ in water content and added ingredients, so a product label is more appropriate than a generic syrup assumption.

Compare the right form: Use a reference for pourable date syrup, matching brand formulation, concentration, filtration, and any added sweeteners or flavorings.

Diet considerations

Date syrup is generally plant-derived, but the product name does not rule out added sugars, flavorings, or blending with another syrup. Compatibility changes in toppings and recipes containing dairy, eggs, gelatin, cereal ingredients, animal fats, or coatings. The carbohydrate pattern depends on the serving and formulation.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central branded product — DATE SYRUP ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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